nuclear
adjective
1. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- nuclear war
- nuclear weapons
Similar word(s): thermonuclear, atomic
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
Similar word(s): central
Sentences with nuclear as an adjective:
- a nuclear reactor
- a nuclear explosion