nuclear

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 Dictionary notes 1.2.5 External links 1.3 Anagrams 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnuklɛɚ/, /ˈnukliɚ/ (Canadian) or /'njukliə/ (British) or /nukjəlɚ/ (proscribed)
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[edit] Adjective

nuclear (not comparable)

1. Involving atomic energy.

   a nuclear reactor

2. Involving atomic or hydrogen bombs.

   a nuclear explosion

3. Relating to nuclei, especially atomic or cellular ones.

   nuclear magnetic resonance

   The nuclear structure of the cell replicates during mitosis.

4. Relating to the core family structure of parents and children.

   The nuclear family has been the subject of many learned discussions.

[edit] Derived terms

corticonuclear nuclear accident nuclear age nuclear airburst nuclear aircraft nuclear artillery nuclear cataract nuclear certifiable nuclear certified nuclear chain reaction nuclear chemistry nuclear cytoplasm nuclear electric rocket nuclear emulsion nuclear energy nuclear fallout nuclear family nuclear fission

nuclear force nuclear fuel nuclear-free nuclear gene nuclear halo nuclear hardness nuclear hazard nuclear incident nuclear inclusion body nuclear intelligence nuclear isomer nuclear lamina nuclear magnetic moment nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear magneton nuclear material nuclear matrix

nuclear nation nuclear navy nuclear notation nuclear operator nuclear ophthalmoplegia nuclear option nuclear Overhauser effect nuclear parity nuclear photonic rocket nuclear physics nuclear poison nuclear power nuclear quadropole resonance nuclear radiation nuclear reaction nuclear reactor nuclear sclerosis

nuclear sharing nuclear technology nuclear terrorism nuclear testing nuclear transfer nuclear underground burst nuclear underwater burst nuclear vulnerability assessment nuclear war nuclear warfare nuclear waste nuclear weapon nuclear winter nuclear yield

[edit] Related terms

• nuclei
• nucleus

[edit] Translations

[edit] Dictionary notes

The pronunciation IPA: /nukjəlɚ/ is attested by Merriam-Webster (Online 10th Edition).

[edit] External links

Nuclear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acelnru
• unclear

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

nuclear m. and f. (plural nucleares)

1. nuclear