nuclide

American  

[noo-klahyd, nyoo-] / ˈnu klaɪd, ˈnyu- /

noun

Physics.

1. an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.

2. an individual atom in such a species.

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nuclide British  

/ ˈnjuːklaɪd /

noun

1. a species of atom characterized by its atomic number and its mass number See also isotope

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nuclide Scientific  

/ no̅o̅′klīd′ /

1. An atomic nucleus identified by its atomic element and its mass number. For example, a carbon-14 nuclide is the nucleus of a carbon atom, which has six protons, with mass number 14 (thus having eight neutrons).

2. See also isotope

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Etymology

Origin of nuclide

1945–50; nucl(eo)- + -ide < Greek eîdos shape

Example Sentences

This large-scale collaboration combined field surveys, marine sediment studies, cosmogenic nuclide dating, and advanced coupled climate-ocean modeling to reconstruct how the Antarctic ice-ocean system evolved.

From Science Daily

Critics questioned that age estimate, and scientists revised the date to at least 900,000 years old after using a complex technique called cosmogenic nuclide dating.

From Washington Post

He used a technique called cosmogenic nuclide dating, which estimates the amount of time rocks have been buried by analyzing particles created when materials are exposed to radiation from space.

From Seattle Times

“This is a short-lived nuclide that only exists in the early solar system,” says Noriko Kita, an expert in meteorite aging from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From Scientific American

A nuclide is an atomic nucleus.

From Reuters