atomic age
noun
the period in history initiated by the first use of the atomic bomb and characterized by atomic energy as a military, political, and industrial factor.
Also called
nuclear age.
Origin of atomic age
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby atomic age
atom bomb,
atom smasher,
atom trap,
atom-bomb,
atomic,
atomic age,
atomic bomb,
atomic clock,
atomic cocktail,
atomic energy,
atomic energy authority
British Dictionary definitions for atomic age
atomic age
noun
the atomic age
the current historical period, initiated by the development of the first atomic bomb towards the end of World War II and now marked by a balance of power between nations possessing the hydrogen bomb and the use of nuclear power as a source of energy