a nuclear atom
51nuclear — NUCLEÁR, Ă, nucleari, e, adj. 1. Care aparţine nucleului atomic, privitor la nucleul atomic. ♢ Fizică nucleară = ramură a fizicii care se ocupă cu studiul nucleului atomic şi al fenomenelor în care nucleul are rolul principal. Chimie nucleară =… …
52atom bomb — [n] nuclear weapon A bomb, backpack nuke*, doomsday machine*, fission bomb, H bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, nuclear bomb, nuke*, thermonuclear weapon; concept 500 …
53atom — [at′əm] n. [ME attome < OFr atome < L atomus < Gr atomos, uncut, indivisible, atom < a , not + tomos < temnein, to cut: see TOMY] 1. Obs. any of the indivisible particles postulated by philosophers as the basic component of all… …
54nuclear energy — n. the energy released from an atom in nuclear reactions or by radioactive decay: esp. the energy released in nuclear fission or nuclear fusion …
55nuclear binding energy — noun The binding energy that holds together the constituent nucleons of the nucleus of an atom, always less than that of their constituent protons and neutrons • • • Main Entry: ↑nuclear …
56atom bomb — atom ,bomb or a,tomic bomb noun count a bomb that causes a very large nuclear explosion from the energy it produces by SPLITTING atoms (=breaking them apart) …
57nuclear warhead — uclear warhead n. The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb. Syn: atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke. [WordNet 1.5] …
58nuclear fission — n FISSION (2b) * * * the splitting of the nucleus of an atom, releasing a great quantity of kinetic energy …
59nuclear fission — n [U] the splitting of the ↑nucleus (=central part) of an atom which results in a lot of power being produced …
60nuclear energy — noun uncount energy that is produced when the structure of the central part of an atom is changed …
