4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: nuclear adj 1: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs" [syn: {atomic}] [ant: {conventional}] 2: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces" 3: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division" 4: constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation" From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 42 Moby Thesaurus words for "nuclear": 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
Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by
Vaffle Invitation Code
Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights
reserved. (2008-2024)