nuclear en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɚ/ (US)
- n(y)o͞okliər (US)
- /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɚ/ (Canada)
- n(y)o͞okyələr (US)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈn(j)u.kjə.lɚ/ (proscribed)
- n(y)o͞okliər (Canada)
- (US) audio
- /ˈnjuː.klɪə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- nyo͞oklî (Received-Pronunciation) r
Etymology
From Latin nū̆cleus, a contraction of the adjective nuculeus, masculine of feminine nuculea (“pertaining to a small nut”) from nucula + adjectival suffix -eus, -ea, -eum. The Latin nucula + -āris adds up to nuculāris, a term that in English becomes nucular; the Latin nuculea + -āris, becomes Latin nuculeāris (“relative to what pertains to small nut”), later contracted into nuclear. By surface analysis, nucleus + -ar. Compare muscle and Latin mūsculus; muscular and mūsculāris.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
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(not-comparable) Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
nuclear technology
a nuclear reactor
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(not-comparable) Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
a nuclear power
a nuclear explosion
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(not-comparable) Having nuclear weapons.
They will blame him for pursuing the ideological aim of destruction of Israel – something many Iranians don't support. They will blame him for what they perceive as a folly – his belief that achieving nuclear status would render his regime invincible.
2025 June 26, Kasra Naji, “When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation”, in BBC:
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(broadly, figuratively, not-comparable, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action, or one with severe consequences.
The nuclear approach is the simpler of the two. When two constraints conflict, you can kill one of them.
2013, Erica Sadun, iOS Auto Layout Demystified, →ISBN, page 150:We’ve now had 20 years of cautionary tales about replyallpocalypses. For the sake of workplace harmony: keep your pointer off the nuclear button.
2017 February 3, Elle Hunt, “When is it appropriate to reply all? Mostly never”, in The Guardian:nuclear option, nuclear solution
Republicans have taken the historic step of triggering the so-called "nuclear option" to change the rules of the Senate and push through Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, after Democrats blocked the nomination.
2017 April 6, Mythili Sampathkumar, “Democrats filibuster forces Republicans to use 'nuclear option to confirm Trump's Supreme Court pick”, in The Independent:The states begging for aid get turned away; and sharp cuts in government employment, spending, and, eventually, pension payments are the only alternative future, beyond the nuclear solution of defaulting on our debt.
2011, Todd Lipscomb, Re-Made in the USA, →ISBN:
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
However, the DNA in a bacterial cell is a single circular molecule and there is no separate nuclear compartment.
2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 17:
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(archaic, not-comparable) Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal.
Nuclear Polynesian languages include Hawaiian and Samoan.
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(not-comparable) Relating to, being of, or comprising the nuclear family.
Somehow it is much easier to convey the emotions of gayness — the feelings of outsideness —through anthropomorphism. Gay poet and limerist Edward lear uses animals and creatures perfectly this way […] Even the Muppets — as mainstream and heterosexual as some of them may be — are favorites among many gay men […] Look at Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, such a silly, pompous queen, and even Randall Jarrell's The Animal Family has a lot to say about non-human and non-nuclear arrangements.
1986 December 7, Michael Bronsky, “Gay Man's Dream Realized in Benefit Production of archy and mehitabel"”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 7:
Deriveds
electronuclear · hypernuclear · nuclear famine · strong nuclear interaction · nuclear code · neuronuclear · nuclear force · nuclear chain reaction · nuclear radiation · thermonuclear · nuclear fallout · nuclear-free zone · nuclear pore complex · nuclear magnetic pulse · nuclear deterrence · nuclear war · nuclearist · nuclear-free · nuclear medicine · nuclear democracy · nuclear-thermoelectric rocket · nuclear Overhauser effect · cytonuclear · astronuclear · nuclear autumn · nuclear sharing · nuclear energy · nuclear family · myonuclear · nuclear-armed · pro-nuclear · nuplex · nuclear football · mitonuclear · nuclear power station · nuclear age · nuclearite · nuclear hydrogen detection meter · polymorphonuclear · centronuclear · nuclear-thermal rocket · nuclear meltdown · nuclear-pulse rocket · nuclear nation · nuclear lamina · nuclear underground burst · juxtanuclear · weak nuclear · nuclear deterrent · tetranuclear · nuclear pile · intranuclear · anti-nuclear factor · supranuclear · nuclearity · infranuclear · nuclear test · nuclear forensics · nuclear submarine · piezonuclear · nuclear sclerosis · nuclear yield · nuclearisation · nuclear technology · go nuclear · nuclear airburst · nuclear certifiable · nuclearic · nuclear gene · nuclear chemistry · nuclear emulsion · nuclear cataract · nuclear vulnerability assessment · weak nuclear force · nuclear spectrum · nuclear incident · polynuclear · nuclear decay · nuclear charge · somatic cell nuclear transfer · nuclear quadropole resonance · heteronuclear · nuclearize · nuclear triad · hadronuclear · nuclear photonic rocket · nuclear fusion · nuclear pasta · effective nuclear charge · nuclear halo · subnuclear · nuclear quadrupole resonance · nuclearly · circumnuclear · nuclear gamma resonance fluorescence · nuclear fission · internuclear · nuclear magnetic resonance · corticonuclear · nuclear explosion · nuclear disintegration · nuclear weapon · nuclear certified · nuclear envelope · hexanuclear · radionuclear · nuclear block · nuclear physicist · photonuclear · uninuclear · nuclear pulse propulsion · strong nuclear force · nuclear poison · nuclear data · nuclear transfer · strong nuclear · nuclear underwater burst · nuclear membrane · nuclear physics · micronuclear · oligonuclear · nuclear navy · nuclear parity · nuclear reaction · ribonuclear · nuclearise · macronuclear · nuclear bomb · heptanuclear · nuclear fratricide · nuclear warfare · nuclear intelligence · paranuclear · nuclear magneton · nuclear terrorism · nuclear body · nuclear cytoplasm · nuclear hardness · nuclear matrix · postnuclear · extranuclear · endonuclear · perinuclear · nonnuclear · isonuclear · pentanuclear · recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence · nuclear ophthalmoplegia · nuclear power · nuclear operator · multinuclear · dinuclear · nuclear battery · pronuclear · nuclear response function · nuclear-electric rocket · nuclear binding energy · trinuclear · nuclear umbrella · nuclear hazard · nuclear aircraft · nuclear electric rocket · nuclear power plant · morphonuclear · nuclear material · prenuclear · binuclear · nuclear notation · bionuclear · pycnonuclear · nuclear fuel · nuclear plasma · nuclear waste · geonuclear · nuclearism · burning nuclear plasma · nuclear winter · nuclear summer · nuclear button · anuclear · nuclear magnetic moment · nuclear isomer · weak nuclear interaction · anti-nuclear antibody · nuclear rocket · mononuclear · small nuclear ribonucleoprotein · nuclear reactor · nuclear testing · nuclear artillery · homonuclear · nuclear locomotive · nuclear option · nuclear inclusion body
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Translations (245)
tr nükleer (involving nuclear energy) · sl jedrski (involving nuclear energy) · cs jaderný (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fi ydinvoima- (involving nuclear energy) · ka ბირთვული (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · aii ܓܘܼܠܥܵܝܵܐ (involving nuclear energy) · tg ҳастаӣ (involving nuclear energy) · ky ядролук (involving nuclear energy) · mk ја́дрен (involving nuclear energy) · ia nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · de nuklear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · mn цөмийн (involving nuclear energy) · tk ýadro (involving nuclear energy) · ko 핵 (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · kw nuklerek (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · gd niùclasach (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · tg ҳастаӣ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ko 핵 (involving nuclear energy) · bg я́дрен (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · nb kjerne- (involving nuclear energy) · uk я́дерний (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · cmn 核 (involving nuclear energy) · nn kjernefysisk (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · th นิวเคลียร์ (involving nuclear energy) · eo nuklea (involving nuclear energy) · ja 核 (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · th นิวเคลียส (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ml ആണവ (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · is kjarnorku- (involving nuclear energy) · ga eithneach (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · km នុយក្លេអ៊ែរ (involving nuclear energy) · ia nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · tg ядроӣ (involving nuclear energy) · io nukleala (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · oc nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · lv kodol- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · uz yadro (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sk jadrový (involving nuclear energy) · fi ydin- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · lv kodol- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nb kjerne- (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · uk я́дерний (involving nuclear energy) · nn kjernefysisk (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · sk nukleárny (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · es nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ml ആണവ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · is atóm- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · pl nuklearny (involving nuclear energy) · lt branduolinis (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ka ბირთვული (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ro nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · vi hạt nhân (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · hi केंद्रक (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ur جَوہَری (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · yi נוקלעאַר (involving nuclear energy) · tk ýadro (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · br nukleel (involving nuclear energy) · ru я́дерный (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ro nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nrf nucléaithe (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · nb kjerne- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · is kjarna- (involving nuclear energy) · bg я́дрен (involving nuclear energy) · hi कंद्रकीय (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · eo nuklea (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · kw nuklerek (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · sv nukleär (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · cs nukleární (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fi ytimeen liittyvä (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · ro atomic (involving nuclear energy) · pl jądrowy (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · az nüvə (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · cmn 核 (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sl jedrski (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · mk ја́дрен (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · el πυρηνικός (involving nuclear energy) · mk ја́дрен (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · es nuclear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · km បរមាណូ (involving nuclear energy) · mk нуклеа́рен (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · de Kern- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · kk ядролық (involving nuclear energy) · th นิวเคลียร์ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ka ბირთვული (involving nuclear energy) · kk ядролық (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · pt nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · bg я́дрен (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · et tuuma- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · is kjarna- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nb atom- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fi ydin- (involving nuclear energy) · fr nucléaire (involving nuclear energy) · ug يادرو (involving nuclear energy) · my နျူကလိယ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · mn цөмийн (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ja 核 (involving nuclear energy) · lt branduolinis (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ms nuklear (involving nuclear energy) · th นิวเคลียร์ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · th ปรมาณู (involving nuclear energy) · ru я́дерный (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · nb kjernefysisk (involving nuclear energy) · vi hạt nhân (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · kk ядролық (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sv kärnenergi- (involving nuclear energy) · uz yadro (involving nuclear energy) · ca nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · pl jądrowy (involving nuclear energy) · nrf nucléaithe (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · is frumeinda- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ru я́дерный (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sk jadrový (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ru я́дерный (involving nuclear energy) · hu nukleáris (involving nuclear energy) · cs jaderný (involving nuclear energy) · nb kjernefysisk (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · aii ܓܘܼܠܥܵܝܵܐ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · de nuklear (involving nuclear energy) · es nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · ro atomic (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · is atóm- (involving nuclear energy) · id nuklir (involving nuclear energy) · hy միջուկային (involving nuclear energy) · fr nucléaire (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · el πυρηνικός (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · es nucleario (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · fi tuma- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nl kern- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sv kärn- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ky ядролук (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fi keskeinen (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · de nuklear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · da kerne- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · he גַּרְעִינִי (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sq bërthamor (involving nuclear energy) · tl buturanin (involving nuclear energy) · hi केंद्रीय (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · sv nukleär (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · aii ܓܘܼܠܥܵܝܵܐ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ar نَوَوِيّ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · hi नाभिकीय (involving nuclear energy) · hi नाभिकीय (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · et tuuma- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · pl nuklearny (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · nb atom- (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · ml ആണവ (involving nuclear energy) · pl jądrowy (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ru центра́льный (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · hy միջուկային (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sh nȕkleāran (involving nuclear energy) · mk нуклеа́рен (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · fi ydinase- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · nl kern- (involving nuclear energy) · cmn 核 (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · be я́дзерны (involving nuclear energy) · ga núicléach (involving nuclear energy) · hy միջուկային (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · yi נוקלעאַר (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sq bërthamor (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · pt nuclear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sq bërthamor (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · da kerne- (involving nuclear energy) · ja 核 (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · it nucleare (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · tr nükleer (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sh nȕkleārnī (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ia nuclear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · my နျူကလိယ (involving nuclear energy) · hi नाभिकीय (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · lo ນີວຄະເລັຽ (involving nuclear energy) · sh nȕkleārnī (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · it nucleare (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · be я́дзерны (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · hu nukleáris (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fa-ira هَسْتِهای (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · pt nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ga núicléach (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · is atómsprengju- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · nn kjernefysisk (involving nuclear energy) · mk нуклеа́рен (involving nuclear energy) · gl nuclear (involving nuclear energy) · tl buturanin (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fi ydin- (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · nl kern- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · fa-ira هَسْتِهای (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · mk нуклеа́рен (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · hi नाभिकीय (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · sh ну̏клеа̄рнӣ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nl nucleair (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · tg ядроӣ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · nb kjernefysisk (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sv kärnkraft- (involving nuclear energy) · vi hạt (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ckb ناوکی (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · sh ну̏клеа̄ран (involving nuclear energy) · uz yadroga (involving nuclear energy) · is kjarnorku- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · tg ядроӣ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · kw nuklerek (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ur جَوہَری (involving nuclear energy) · uk я́дерний (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sh ну̏клеа̄рнӣ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · de Kern- (involving nuclear energy) · gd niùclasach (involving nuclear energy) · de Kern- (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ga núicléach (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · lo ປະລະມານູ (involving nuclear energy) · fa-ira هَسْتِهای (involving nuclear energy) · be я́дзерны (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · kw nuklerek (involving nuclear energy) · th ปรมาณู (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · ar نَوَوِيّ (involving nuclear energy) · sk nukleárny (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · mk це́нтрален (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · he גַּרְעִינִי (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · be я́дзерны (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · tr nükleer (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · fr nucléaire (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · az nüvə (involving nuclear energy) · it nucleare (involving nuclear energy) · nrf nucléaithe (involving nuclear energy) · nb atom- (involving nuclear energy) · sv kärn- (involving nuclear energy) · gd niùclasach (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · hy միջուկային (pertaining to the atomic nucleus) · ro nuclear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · bg я́дрен (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ar نَوَوِيّ (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · hi केंद्रकीय (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · he גַּרְעִינִי (involving nuclear energy) · bg центра́лен (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · sl jedrski (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · da kerne- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sk jadrový (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · pl nuklearny (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · uk я́дерний (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · ko 핵 (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · lo ນີວຄະເລັຽ (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · vi hạt nhân (involving nuclear energy) · kk ядролық (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · mk сре́диштен (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal) · mk ја́дрен (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · gl nuclear (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell) · nb kjerne- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy) · sv kärnvapen- (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)