Definizione monolingua

nuclear

nuclear (not comparable)

1. (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]
   • 2011, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2011, p. 17:

     However, the DNA in a bacterial cell is a single circular molecule and there is no separate nuclear compartment.

2. Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal. [from 19th c.]
3. Pertaining to the atomic nucleus. [from 20th c.]
4. Involving atomic energy. [from 20th c.]

   a nuclear reactor

5. Of a weapon: deriving its force from rapid release of atomic energy. [from 20th c.]

   a nuclear explosion

Definizione dizionario nuclear

	nucleare
	relating to nuclei
	involving atomic or hydrogen bombs
	involving atomic energy

	atomico
	Deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy.

Altri significati:

Involving atomic or hydrogen bombs.

Relating to nuclei, especially atomic or cellular ones.

Relating to the core family structure of parents and children.

Involving atomic energy.