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121Nuclear laser — Not to be confused with Nuclear pumped laser. A nuclear laser is a laser that would depend on the excitation of atomic nuclei to produce electromagnetic radiation.No such laser exists yet as of April 2011. Eugene Tkalya of Moscow State University …
122Nuclear art — The Nuclear art was an artistic tendency developed by some European artists and painters, after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Contents 1 Conception and origins 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 …
123Nuclear model — A nuclear model is any model that attempts to describe the atomic nucleus. List of known nuclear models:*Alpha particle model *Cluster model *Droplet model *Fermi gas model *Independent Particle model *Interacting boson model *Lattice Gas Model… …
124nuclear warhead — noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb • Syn: ↑atomic warhead, ↑thermonuclear warhead, ↑nuke • Derivationally related forms: ↑nuke (for: ↑nuke) • …
125atom·ic — /əˈtɑːmık/ adj 1 : of or relating to atoms atomic [=nuclear] physics/particles 2 : of, relating to, or using the energy that is produced when atoms are split apart atomic [=nuclear] weapons …
126atom smashing — Synonyms and related words: alpha decay, atom chipping, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay, bombardment, breeding, bullet, chain reaction, cleavage, disintegration series, dissociation, exchange reaction, fission,… …
127nuclear fission — Synonyms and related words: alpha decay, atom chipping, atom smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, beta decay, bombardment, breeding, bullet, chain reaction, cleavage, disintegration series, dissociation, exchange… …
128nuclear fission — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fusion, atomic power, splitting the atom; see energy 3 , power 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. atom splitting, atom smashing, atomic reaction …