noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The study of nucleons, or of atomic nuclei uncountable
2. 2
   the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei wordnet
3. 3
   nuclear physics or technology uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

nuclear physicsatomic physicsdetector technologynuclear instrumentationnuclear sciencenuclear science discipline

Antonyms

All antonyms

classical physicsnonnuclear science

Etymology

From nucleon + -ics.