Nuclear — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈuːklɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/njˈuːkliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/njˈuːkliə/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈuːklɪɹ/.

Examples

nuclear war
nuclear weapons
atomic bombs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atomic

Antonyms

conventional

Parts of Speech

adjective	(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy “nuclear war”
adjective	of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom “nuclear physics”
adjective	of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell “nuclear membrane”
adjective	constituting or like a nucleus “annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nuklear

(Waffen), die durch die Freisetzung atomarer Energie zerstörerische Energie gewinnen

🇫🇷French

nucléaire

(armes) tirant une énergie destructrice de la libération d’énergie atomique

🇮🇹Italian

nucleare

(armi) che ricavano energia distruttiva dal rilascio di energia atomica

🇳🇱Dutch

nucleair

(wapens) die destructieve energie ontlenen aan het vrijkomen van atoomenergie

🇷🇺Russian

ядерный

(оружие), получающее разрушительную энергию от выделения атомной энергии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाभिकीय

(हथियार) परमाणु ऊर्जा की रिहाई से विनाशकारी ऊर्जा प्राप्त करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পারমাণবিক

(অস্ত্র) পারমাণবিক শক্তির মুক্তি থেকে ধ্বংসাত্মক শক্তি আহরণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அணுக்கரு

(ஆயுதங்கள்) அணு ஆற்றலின் வெளியீட்டிலிருந்து அழிவு ஆற்றலைப் பெறுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అణు

(ఆయుధాలు) పరమాణు శక్తి విడుదల నుండి విధ్వంసక శక్తిని పొందడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आण्विक

(शस्त्रे) अणुऊर्जेपासून विध्वंसक ऊर्जा मिळविते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરમાણુ

(શસ્ત્રો) અણુ ઊર્જાના પ્રકાશનમાંથી વિનાશક ઊર્જા મેળવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಮಾಣು

(ಆಯುಧಗಳು) ಪರಮಾಣು ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಿಂದ ವಿನಾಶಕಾರಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആണവ

(ആയുധങ്ങൾ) ആറ്റോമിക് ഊർജ്ജത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രകാശനത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വിനാശകരമായ ഊർജ്ജം ലഭിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣੂ

(ਹਥਿਆਰ) ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਰਿਹਾਈ ਤੋਂ ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਊਰਜਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوہری

(ہتھیار) جوہری توانائی کے اخراج سے تباہ کن توانائی حاصل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

核

（武器）从原子能的释放中获得破坏性能量

🇯🇵Japanese

核

(武器) 原子エネルギーの放出から破壊的なエネルギーを得る

🇰🇷Korean

핵무기

(무기) 원자 에너지의 방출로 인해 파괴적인 에너지를 얻습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạt nhân

(vũ khí) lấy năng lượng hủy diệt từ việc giải phóng năng lượng nguyên tử

🇹🇭Thai

นิวเคลียร์

(อาวุธ) ที่ได้รับพลังงานทำลายล้างจากการปล่อยพลังงานปรมาณู

🇮🇩Indonesian

nuklir

(senjata) yang memperoleh energi destruktif dari pelepasan energi atom

🇵🇭Filipino

nuklear

(mga sandata) na kumukuha ng mapanirang enerhiya mula sa paglabas ng atomic energy

🇲🇾Malay

nuklear

(senjata) memperoleh tenaga pemusnah daripada pembebasan tenaga atom

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النووية

(الأسلحة) تستمد الطاقة التدميرية من إطلاق الطاقة الذرية

🇮🇷Persian

هسته ای

(سلاح ها) که انرژی مخرب را از آزاد شدن انرژی اتمی به دست می آورند

🇹🇷Turkish

nükleer

(silahlar) atom enerjisinin açığa çıkmasından yıkıcı enerji elde eden

🇮🇱Hebrew

גַרעִינִי

(נשק) הפקת אנרגיה הרסנית משחרור אנרגיה אטומית

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