1. A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
   "The test of the hydrogen bomb created a massive explosion";
   - H-bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb

1. Attack with a hydrogen bomb
   "The military threatened to hydrogen-bomb the enemy's stronghold"

Derived forms: hydrogen-bombs, hydrogen-bombing, hydrogen bombs

Type of: atomic weapon, bomb, bombard, nuclear weapon

Encyclopedia: Hydrogen bomb