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Nuclear Weapons Adjective ˈnjuːkliə(R ˈnuːkliər Power Plant/Station China

Word3 nuclear
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ /ˈnuːkliər/
Example
  • a nuclear power plant/station
  • china and india only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities.
  • the nuclear industry
  • nuclear-powered submarines
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nuclear

(adjective)/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ /ˈnuːkliər/
  1. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy
    • a nuclear power plant/station
    • China and India only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities.
    • the nuclear industry
    • nuclear-powered submarines
    • a nuclear reactor
    • nuclear waste/fuel
  2. connected with weapons that use nuclear energy
    • nuclear weapons/arms
    • a nuclear bomb/missile/warhead
    • a nuclear explosion/attack/war
    • the country’s nuclear capability (= the fact that it has nuclear weapons)
    • The country is developing a nuclear weapons program.
    • They aim to discourage the country from developing its nuclear weapons program further.
    • They argued in favour of keeping a nuclear deterrent (= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking).
    • The opponents are campaigning for nuclear disarmament.
    • Years of threats by the U.S. have done nothing to curb these states' nuclear ambitions (= attempts to develop nuclear weapons).
    • Russia's huge nuclear arsenal
  3. of the nucleus (= central part) of an atom
    • nuclear particles
    • a nuclear reaction

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: from nucleus + -ar.
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