nuclear
IPA: nˈukɫiɝ
noun
- Nuclear power.
- Nuclear weapon
adjective
- Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
- Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
- Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
- (by extension, figurative, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action.
- (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
- (archaic) Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal.
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Examples of "nuclear" in Sentences
- The place is near the nuclear reactors.
- This was the discovery of nuclear fission.
- In the fifth, they harness the nuclear energy.
- Nuclear proliferation is the story of the day.
- The treaty is a vestige of the nuclear standoff.
- This is a nod to the notion of their nuclear fortitude.
- I agree that there are externalized costs of oil and nuclear.
- The documetary covers the oil leak and the nuclear storage facility.
- The initial objective of the anti nuclear movement was nuclear disarmament.
- The nuclear envelope disassembles and microtubules invade the nuclear space.
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