'Nuclear' definitions:
Definition of 'nuclear'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs" [syn: nuclear, atomic] [ant: conventional]
adjective
Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
adjective
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"
Definition of 'Nuclear'
From: GCIDE
- Nucleal \Nu"cle*al\, Nuclear \Nu"cle*ar\, a.
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nuclear'
From: GCIDE
- Nuclear \Nu"cle*ar\, a.
- 1. of, pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons; a nuclear exchange, i.e. a reciprocal bombardment by nuclear weapons.. [PJC]
- 2. Of, pertaining to, or powered by atomic energy; same as nuclear-powered; as, a nuclear submarine; a nuclear power plant. [PJC]
- 3. Of or pertaining to nations possessing nuclear weapons; as, the nuclear club. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'nuclear'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amidships,
- average,
- central,
- chromatinic,
- chromosomal,
- core,
- diploid,
- equatorial,
- equidistant,
- extranuclear,
- halfway,
- haploid,
- heteronuclear,
- homonuclear,
- interior,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- isonuclear,
- mean,
- medial,
- median,
- mediocre,
- mediterranean,
- medium,
- mesial,
- mezzo,
- mid,
- middle,
- middlemost,
- middling,
- midland,
- midmost,
- midships,
- midway,
- nucleal,
- nucleary,
- nucleate,
- nucleolar,
- nucleolate,
- nucleolated,
- polyploid,
- thermonuclear
Words containing 'Nuclear'
- Nuclear device,
- Nuclear physicist,
- Nuclear physics,
- Nuclear weapon,
- nuclear cataract,
- nuclear chemist,
- nuclear chemistry,
- nuclear club,
- nuclear deterrence,
- nuclear energy,
- nuclear engineering,
- nuclear explosion,
- nuclear family,
- nuclear fission,
- nuclear fuel,
- nuclear fusion,
- nuclear medicine,
- nuclear meltdown,
- nuclear power,
- nuclear propulsion,
- nuclear reaction,
- nuclear reactor,
- nuclear resonance,
- nuclear rna,
- nuclear rocket,
- nuclear submarine,
- nuclear terrorism,
- nuclear transplantation,
- nuclear war,
- nuclear warhead,
- nuclear winter,
- nuclear cross section,
- nuclear fusion reaction,
- nuclear magnetic resonance,
- nuclear regulatory commission,
- nuclear-powered ship,
- nuclear-powered submarine,
- somatic cell nuclear transfer,
- somatic cell nuclear transplantation