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nucleonics

[ noo-klee-on-iks, nyoo- ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.


nucleonics

/ ˌːɪˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with the applications of nuclear energy
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nucleonics

/ Դ̅̅′kŧ-ŏĭ /

  1. The study of the quantum behavior of atomic nuclei, in particular of the transitions they make between discrete energy levels as they emit and give off radiation.
  2. Development of instruments for use in nuclear research.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳܳˈDzԾ, adverb
  • ˌԳܳˈDzԾ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nucleonics1

First recorded in 1940–45; nucleon + -ics
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Example Sentences

In nearly two centuries, the world has left behind the steel age; has advanced to nucleonics, tissue regeneration, autoservice bars and electronically driven yo-yos.

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But when it came to nucleonics, he was bored.

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The trouble was, he was a nucleonics engineer, not a chemist.

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“Is that the information, the data, that makes Snookums so priceless, aside from his nucleonics work?”

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It's a term borrowed from nucleonics, and best understood in that context.

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