weapon of mass destruction vs atomic weapon

atomic weapon vs weapon of mass destruction

weapon of mass destruction and atomic weapon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weapon of mass destruction	Yes	No	No	No
atomic weapon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, atomic weapon is a hyponym of weapon of mass destruction; that is, atomic weapon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weapon of mass destruction:

weapon of mass destruction: a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
atomic weapon: a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

Other hyponyms of weapon of mass destruction include bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon, high explosive.

weapon of mass destruction (noun)	atomic weapon (noun)
a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)	a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction

weapon of mass destruction vs atomic weapon

weapon of mass destruction and atomic weapon both are nouns.

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