nuclear
pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
operated or powered by atomic energy: a nuclear submarine.
(of a nation or group of nations) having atomic weapons.
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus.
of, relating to, or like the nuclear family: nuclear bonds.
Origin of nuclear
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Other words from nuclear
- in·ter·nu·cle·ar, adjective
- mul·ti·nu·cle·ar, adjective
- post·nu·cle·ar, adjective
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How to use nuclear in a sentence
The deal unraveled by nightfall but helped pave the way in the years that followed to wholesale reductions in nuclear weapons at the end of the Cold War.
George P. Shultz, counsel and Cabinet member for two Republican presidents, dies at 100 | Michael Abramowitz, David Hoffman | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostThe year before, she was awarded the Lasker Prize for medical research — the first nuclear physicist to receive that honor.
The Cold War rumbled on for decades, sometimes taking America to the brink of nuclear war.
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite | Bobbie Johnson | January 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe threat of nuclear terrorism is such that we must act preemptively, not after a devastating attack.
It’s time to take domestic nuclear terrorism seriously | Jayita Sarkar | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostOnce Democrats agree if Republicans commit to blocking these bills in the Senate using what’s called the nuclear option, ending the filibuster, will be crucial.
But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe used negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program as an example.
Gordon G. Chang is a Forbes.com columnist and the author of nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack | Gordon G. Chang | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBinding the resolution of my case to progress in the nuclear negotiations is profoundly unjust.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike | IranWire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Heavy water”, or D2O, is even less common in nature, though nuclear engineers make and use it in some reactors.
Upon careful inspection, however, delicate nuclear bands connecting the parts can usually be seen.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAfter a detailed discussion by Hartson Brant of the properties and limitations of nuclear explosions, the conference agreed.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinRick and Scotty watched the placement of the nuclear explosive—a simple steel can, from the outside—in the big hole.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinBut even to the nuclear explosion those rocks won't mean much.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinCharlie was an engineer at the new nuclear powerhouse, just out of town.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for nuclear
/ (ˈnjuːklɪə) /
of, concerned with, or involving the nucleus of an atom: nuclear fission
biology of, relating to, or contained within the nucleus of a cell: a nuclear membrane
of, relating to, forming, or resembling any other kind of nucleus
of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nuclei: a nuclear weapon
involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weapons: nuclear war; a nuclear strike
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Scientific definitions for nuclear
[ nōō′klē-ər ]
Relating to or forming a cell nucleus.
Relating to atomic nuclei.
Using energy derived from the nuclei of atoms through fission or fusion reactions.
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