Kernkraft

German

Etymology

From Kern (“nucleus”) +‎ Kraft (“force”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʁnˌkʁaft/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kernkraft f (genitive Kernkraft, no plural)

1. nuclear power (power from nuclear reactions)

   Synonyms: Atomkraft, Atomenergie, Kernenergie, Nuklearenergie

2. (physics) nuclear force, nuclear interaction (strong interaction as well as weak interaction and nucleon-nucleon interaction)

Declension

Declension of Kernkraft [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kernkraft
genitive	einer	der	Kernkraft
dative	einer	der	Kernkraft
accusative	eine	die	Kernkraft

Further reading

• “Kernkraft” in Duden online