Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Biology Of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of a cell.
- adjective Of or relating to atomic nuclei.
- adjective Using or derived from the energy of atomic nuclei.
- adjective Of, using, or possessing atomic or hydrogen bombs.
- adjective Drastic or extreme; radical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to a nucleus; having the character of a nucleus; constituted by or constituting a nucleus; endoplastic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of, pertaining to, or using
nuclear weapons . - adjective Of, pertaining to, or powered by atomic energy; same as
nuclear-powered . - adjective Of or pertaining to nations possessing nuclear weapons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
- adjective constituting or like a nucleus
- adjective (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- adjective of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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While the global cooling caused by superpower-on-superpower war could be catastrophic hence the term "nuclear winter" a small scale war could have an impact on the world climate, says National Geographic.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern used the term "nuclear winter" to describe a decision that could produce a protracted court battle and cost the sport and its fans, arena workers and nearby restaurant staffs the entire season and perhaps beyond.
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Sorry, Mr. President, but there is a dimension of fear properly associated with the word nuclear that is not matched by any oil spill.
Robert Scheer: No Nukes Is Good Nukes Robert Scheer 2011
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Sorry, Mr. President, but there is a dimension of fear properly associated with the word nuclear that is not matched by any oil spill.
Robert Scheer: No Nukes Is Good Nukes Robert Scheer 2011
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Sorry, Mr. President, but there is a dimension of fear properly associated with the word nuclear that is not matched by any oil spill.
Robert Scheer: No Nukes Is Good Nukes Robert Scheer 2011
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"When you work the word Iran into a sentence, you also have to work the word nuclear into a sentence and that's when this becomes a potentially more significant and more serious issue."
Middle East Tension Lurks as Bull-Market Foil Chris Dieterich 2011
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Perhaps you've seen the long-term nuclear waste warnings, which researchers developed in the 1980s, creating the field of nuclear semiotics.
Stones, Clocks, and What We Should Actually Leave Behind Condé Nast 2020
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Physicists have demonstrated all the ingredients of a nuclear clock — a device that keeps time by measuring tiny energy shifts inside an atomic nucleus.
‘Nuclear clock’ breakthrough paves the way for super-precise timekeeping Elizabeth Gibney 2024
pedalinfaith commented on the word nuclear
Dear George, there is only one 'u' in nuclear. Adding more does not endear "u" to me. That is all I have to say about that.
December 8, 2006
chelster commented on the word nuclear
Don't say NOO-kyuh-lur (as "uselessness" did), as if the word were spelled "nucular." This variant has long been "a much-derided aberration" (Richard Lederer), and current dictionaries, which rarely stigmatize pronunciations, call it "unacceptable" and "incorrect." Take care to say "nuclear" like "new" + "clear": N(Y)OO-klee-ur. -- The Orthoepist
June 7, 2010
dontcry commented on the word nuclear
u - *snort*
June 7, 2010
bilby commented on the word nuclear
WHAT'S HAPPENING????
I did not write the comment
bilby said:
I prefer "noo-koo-lur".
NOR ANY OF THE OTHER HALF A DOZEN BILBY SAID COMMENTS CURRENTLY ON ZEITGEIST.
June 7, 2010
frogapplause commented on the word nuclear
Tell it to the judge, bilby.
June 7, 2010
john commented on the word nuclear
Very sorry -- just sent you an email. Looking into it right now.
June 7, 2010
PossibleUnderscore commented on the word nuclear
BPD?
;-)
June 7, 2010