nuclear

adjective

/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/

/ˈnuːkliər/

[usually before noun]

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using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy
- a nuclear power plant/station
- China and India only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities.
- the nuclear industry
- nuclear-powered submarines
- a nuclear reactor
- nuclear waste/fuel
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- energy
- fossil fuel
- fracking
- fuel
- hydroelectric
- nuclear
- oil
- power station
- solar
- wind farm
Topics The environmentb1, Physics and chemistryb1
connected with weapons that use nuclear energy
- nuclear weapons/arms
- a nuclear bomb/missile/warhead
- a nuclear explosion/attack/war
- the country’s nuclear capability (= the fact that it has nuclear weapons)
- The country is developing a nuclear weapons program.
- They aim to discourage the country from developing its nuclear weapons program further.
- They argued in favour of keeping a nuclear deterrent (= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking).
- The opponents are campaigning for nuclear disarmament.
- Years of threats by the U.S. have done nothing to curb these states' nuclear ambitions (= attempts to develop nuclear weapons).
- Russia's huge nuclear arsenal
Topics War and conflictb1, Physics and chemistryb1
(physics) of the nucleus (= central part) of an atom
- nuclear particles
- a nuclear reaction
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- amplitude
- atom
- energy
- fission
- force
- frequency
- gravity
- molecule
- nuclear
- physics
Topics Physics and chemistryc1

Word Originmid 19th cent.: from nucleus + -ar.

单词	nuclear
释义	nuclear adjective /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/ /ˈnuːkliər/ [usually before noun] jump to other results using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy a nuclear power plant/station China and India only produce a very small percentage of their electricity from nuclear facilities. the nuclear industry nuclear-powered submarines a nuclear reactor nuclear waste/fuel Wordfinder energy fossil fuel fracking fuel hydroelectric nuclear oil power station solar wind farm Topics The environmentb1, Physics and chemistryb1 connected with weapons that use nuclear energy nuclear weapons/arms a nuclear bomb/missile/warhead a nuclear explosion/attack/war the country’s nuclear capability (= the fact that it has nuclear weapons) The country is developing a nuclear weapons program. They aim to discourage the country from developing its nuclear weapons program further. They argued in favour of keeping a nuclear deterrent (= nuclear weapons that are intended to stop an enemy from attacking). The opponents are campaigning for nuclear disarmament. Years of threats by the U.S. have done nothing to curb these states' nuclear ambitions (= attempts to develop nuclear weapons). Russia's huge nuclear arsenal Topics War and conflictb1, Physics and chemistryb1 (physics) of the nucleus (= central part) of an atom nuclear particles a nuclear reaction Wordfinder amplitude atom energy fission force frequency gravity molecule nuclear physics Topics Physics and chemistryc1 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from nucleus + -ar.
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