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nuclear energy
[ noo-klee-er en-er-jee, nyoo- ]
noun
- energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
nuclear energy
noun
- energy released during a nuclear reaction as a result of fission or fusion Also calledatomic energy
nuclear energy
- The energy released by the nucleus of an atom as the result of nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or radioactive decay. The amount of energy released by the nuclear fission of a given mass of uranium is about 2,500,000 times greater than that released by the combustion of an equal mass of carbon. And the amount of energy released by the nuclear fusion of a given mass of deuterium is about 400 times greater that that released by the nuclear fission of an equal mass of uranium.
- Also called atomic energy
- Electricity generated by a nuclear reactor.
nuclear energy
- Energy obtained from nuclear reactions .
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Pronunciation Note
See nuclear ( def ).
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nuclear energy1
First recorded in 1925–30
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