plutonium trigger (n)
plutonium pit (n)

n03970673

type n
lex_filenum 06
def a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives
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Hypernym trigger
Part holonym atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb
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Part meronym atom bomb, atomic bomb, A-bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb
Hyponym trigger

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