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nucleonics

[noo-klee-on-iks, nyoo-]
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noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
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Origin of nucleonics

First recorded in 1940–45; nucleon + -ics
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Related Words

fissionnucleonicssplittingatomics

Examples from the Web for nucleonics

Historical Examples

  • The trouble was, he was a nucleonics engineer, not a chemist.

    The Bramble Bush

    Gordon Randall Garrett

  • I rebuilt my camera for about the twentieth time and just about finished a correspondence course in nucleonics.

    The Repairman

    Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for nucleonics

nucleonics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the applications of nuclear energy
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Derived Formsnucleonic, adjectivenucleonically, adverb
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nucleonics in Science

nucleonics

[nōō′klē-ŏn′ĭks]
  1. The study of the quantum behavior of atomic nuclei, in particular of the transitions they make between discrete energy levels as they emit and give off radiation.
  2. Development of instruments for use in nuclear research.
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