nuclear - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nuclear' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nuclear

[ a.]

- Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.

Meaning of 'nuclear' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nuclear

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

Example in sentence:

atomic bombs;
nuclear war;
nuclear weapons

Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

Example in sentence:

nuclear division;
nuclear membrane

Meaning (3):
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

Example in sentence:

nuclear fission;
nuclear forces;
nuclear physics

4 . nuclear

[ s]

Meaning (4):
- constituting or like a nucleus

Example in sentence:

annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis;
the nuclear core of the congregation

Nearby Words:

nucament nucamentaceous nucelli nucellus nuch/ nucha nuchal nuciferous nuciform nucin

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nuclear - Meaning and Examples

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