nuclear /'nju:kliә/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
• (adj.) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
• (adj.) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

Chinese translation

• a. 核子的, 原子能的, 核的, 中心的
• [医] 核的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'nju:kliә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.73 · Rare

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nucleus · nuclei

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