nuclei
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nuclei
< Latin nucleī, nominative plural of nucleus; see nucleus
Example Sentences
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Collisions between two oxygen nuclei generate a relatively rounded pattern, while collisions involving neon create a distinctive bowling-pin-shaped pattern.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The new experiments show that much smaller nuclei can also generate the primordial material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Scientists had long thought that producing this plasma required collisions between very heavy nuclei, such as lead.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Traditionally, physicists have investigated nuclear structure using relatively low-energy experiments, including measurements of how atomic nuclei rotate and vibrate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Why, as Arthur Eddington liked to ask, do the nuclei that comprise my elbow not slide effortlessly through the nuclei that comprise the table?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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