nuclear

[US]/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/
[UK]/ˈnuːkliər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. atomic; central; cellular; nuclear.

Phrases & Collocations

nuclear energy

nuclear weapons

nuclear power

nuclear magnetic resonance

nuclear power station

nuclear test

nuclear reactor

nuclear weapon

nuclear fuel

nuclear medicine

nuclear war

nuclear waste

nuclear disarmament

nuclear physics

nuclear bomb

nuclear transfer

nuclear fusion

nuclear explosion

nuclear fission

nuclear radiation

Example Sentences

nuclear war; nuclear nations.

the apocalypse of nuclear war.

a nuclear waste dump.

the race for nuclear power.

Real-world Examples

Sure, we can alter elements by nuclear fusion or nuclear fission.

Source: Superhero Science (Video Version)

Different levels of enriched uranium are needed to produce nuclear power and nuclear weapons.

Source: VOA Special December 2013 Collection

Call off the nuclear strike! This is the president!

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

So military bases, nuclear weapons and weapons testing are forbidden.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Straight into North Korea's illegal nuclear program.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

But it's also produced in nuclear reactions here on Earth, by bombs or nuclear reactors.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

China, Russia, and the United States are all modernizing their nuclear weapons.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Voters rewarded them for their stance on nuclear power.

Source: The Economist - International

You don't ban nuclear physics to some crazy person can make a nuclear bomb.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Some dispersed among the Malmstrom nuclear fields.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

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