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Nuclear Adjective Bre ˈnjuːkliə(R ˈnuːkliər Power Station Industry

Word nuclear
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈnjuːkliə(r) / NAmE / ˈnuːkliər /
Example
  • a nuclear power station
  • the nuclear industry
  • nuclear-powered submarines
  • a nuclear weapon/bomb/missile
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nuclear

(adjective)BrE / ˈnjuːkliə(r) / NAmE / ˈnuːkliər /
  1. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy
    • a nuclear power station
    • the nuclear industry
    • nuclear-powered submarines
  2. connected with weapons that use nuclear energy
    • See related entries: Energy and physical forces
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/energy_and_physical_forces/nuclear_2
    • a nuclear weapon/bomb/missile
    • a nuclear explosion/attack/war
    • the country’s nuclear capability (= the fact that it has nuclear weapons)
    • nuclear capacity (= the number of nuclear weapons a country has)
  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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