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Meaning of NUCLEAR

Pronunciation:  'nookleeur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"
  2. [adj]  weapons using atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"
  3. [adj]  (physics) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
  4. [adj]  (biology) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"
 
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 Synonyms: atomic, central, thermonuclear
 
 Antonyms: conventional
 

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: 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
 

 

 

 

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