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How to pronounce nuclear

IPA transcription: ['nukliɚ]

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Adjective

  • (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

    “nuclear war”

    “nuclear weapons”

    “atomic bombs”

  • of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

    “nuclear physics”

    “nuclear fission”

    “nuclear forces”

  • of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

    “nuclear membrane”

    “nuclear division”

Adjective

  • constituting or like a nucleus

    “annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis”

    “the nuclear core of the congregation”

Usage examples

  • Our long-term goal, our aspiration, is a world without nuclear weapons.
  • During the Cold War, Swiss authorities considered the construction of a Swiss nuclear bomb.
  • Her play, "The Offshore Island", is about nuclear warfare.
  • Like all plutonium compounds, it is subject to control under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • Accidents in nuclear power plants are potentially catastrophic.
  • He is an editor of the International Journal of Nuclear Knowledge Management.
  • The non-aligned countries reiterated their position emphasizing the need for nuclear disarmament.
  • There are also questions about the future structure of gravity nuclear bombs.
  • Artsimovich worked on the field of nuclear fusion and plasma physics.
  • As a result, the nuclear fuel was damaged, and the core partially melted.