Euratom

or EURATOM

[ yoo-rat-uhm, yuh-, yoor-at-, yur- ]

noun

1. an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.

Euratom

/ jʊəˈrætəm /

noun

1. short for European Atomic Energy Community ; an authority established by the European Economic Community (now the European Union) to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Euratom¹

Eur(opean) Atom(ic Energy Community)