Nuclear physics

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components. uncountable

    "‘Revelation’, to a philosopher such as Plotinus, was not merely irrational: it led to second-rate counterfeits of traditional academic philosophical culture. It was as if the inhabitants of an underdeveloped country were to seek to catch up with western technology by claiming to have learnt nuclear physics through dreams and oracles."

  2. 2
    the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei wordnet

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