atomic energy
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of atomic energy
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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After the world witnessed the destructive power of the atomic bomb, the U.S. launched initiatives to harness atomic energy for commercial projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
These interactions can produce small shifts in atomic energy levels, and quantum spin sensors detect those shifts as pseudomagnetic fields.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025
However, the resource-poor nation now wants to revive atomic energy to reduce its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and meet growing energy needs from artificial intelligence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Relations between the two nations cooled considerably – Canada suspended support to India’s atomic energy programme.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
By 1942, however, we knew that the Germans were working feverishly to find a way to add atomic energy to all the other engines of war with which they hoped to enslave the world.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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