Nuclear

//ˈn(j)u.kli.ɚ//

Synonyms for "nuclear" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Adjective(1 words)
atomic

Strong matches (13)

Related words (22)

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Related terms

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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is a

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related to

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similar

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Translations

241 translations across 70 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • bërthamor adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • bërthamor adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • bërthamor adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Arabic

3 entries
  • نَوَوِيّ adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • نَوَوِيّ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • نَوَوِيّ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Armenian

4 entries
  • միջուկային adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • միջուկային adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • միջուկային adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • միջուկային adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • nüvə adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nüvə adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • я́дзерны adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • я́дзерны adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • я́дзерны adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • я́дзерны adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Breton

1 entries
  • nukleel adj (involving nuclear energy)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • центра́лен adj (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal)
  • я́дрен adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • я́дрен adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • я́дрен adj (involving nuclear energy)

Burmese

2 entries
  • နျူကလိယ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • နျူကလိယ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Catalan

1 entries
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • ناوکی adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 核 adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • 核 adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • 核 adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Cornish

4 entries
  • nuklerek adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuklerek adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • nuklerek adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nuklerek adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Czech

3 entries
  • jaderný adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • jaderný adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nukleární adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Danish

3 entries
  • kerne adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • kerne adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • kerne adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Dutch

4 entries
  • kern adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • kern adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • kern adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nucleair adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • nuklea adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nuklea adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Estonian

2 entries
  • tuuma adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • tuuma adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Finnish

4 entries
  • keskeinen adj (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal)
  • tuma adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • ydin adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • ydin adj (involving nuclear energy)

French

3 entries
  • nucléaire adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nucléaire adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nucléaire adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Galician

2 entries
  • nuclear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ბირთვული adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • ბირთვული adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ბირთვული adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

German

4 entries
  • Kern adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • Kern adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • Kern adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nuklear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Greek

2 entries
  • πυρηνικός adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • πυρηνικός adj (involving nuclear energy)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • גַּרְעִינִי adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • גַּרְעִינִי adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • גַּרְעִינִי adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कंद्रकीय adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • केंद्रक adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • केंद्रकीय adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • केंद्रीय adj (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • nukleáris adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nukleáris adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • atóm adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • atóm adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • atómsprengju adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • frumeinda adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Ido

1 entries
  • nukleala adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • nuklir adj (involving nuclear energy)

Interlingua

3 entries
  • nuclear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nuclear adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • هَسْتِهای adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • هَسْتِهای adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • هَسْتِهای adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Irish

4 entries
  • eithneach adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • núicléach adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • núicléach adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • núicléach adj (involving nuclear energy)

Italian

3 entries
  • nucleare adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nucleare adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nucleare adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 核 adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • 核 adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • 核 adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Kazakh

4 entries
  • ядролық adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • ядролық adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • ядролық adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ядролық adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Khmer

2 entries
  • នុយក្លេអ៊ែរ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • បរមាណូ adj (involving nuclear energy)

Korean

3 entries
  • 핵 adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • 핵 adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • 핵 adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • ядролук adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ядролук adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Lao

3 entries
  • ນີວຄະເລັຽ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ນີວຄະເລັຽ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • ປະລະມານູ adj (involving nuclear energy)

Latvian

2 entries
  • kodol adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • kodol adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • branduolinis adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • branduolinis adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • нуклеа́рен adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • нуклеа́рен adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • нуклеа́рен adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • нуклеа́рен adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Malay

1 entries
  • nuklear adj (involving nuclear energy)

Malayalam

3 entries
  • ആണവ adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • ആണവ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ആണവ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • цөмийн adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • цөмийн adj (involving nuclear energy)

Norman

3 entries
  • nucléaithe adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nucléaithe adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nucléaithe adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • atom adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • atom adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • atom adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • kjerne adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries
  • kjernefysisk adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • kjernefysisk adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • kjernefysisk adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Occitan

1 entries
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)

Polish

4 entries
  • jądrowy adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • jądrowy adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • jądrowy adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nuklearny adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • nuclear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nuclear adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Romanian

4 entries
  • atomic adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • atomic adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nuclear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)

Russian

4 entries
  • центра́льный adj (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal)
  • я́дерный adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • я́дерный adj (pertaining to the atomic nucleus)
  • я́дерный adj (involving nuclear energy)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • niùclasach adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • niùclasach adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • niùclasach adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • nȕkleāran adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nȕkleārnī adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nȕkleārnī adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • ну̏клеа̄ран adj (involving nuclear energy)

Slovak

4 entries
  • jadrový adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • jadrový adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • jadrový adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nukleárny adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Slovene

3 entries
  • jedrski adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • jedrski adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • jedrski adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Spanish

4 entries
  • nuclear adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nuclear adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nuclear adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • nucleario adj (pertaining to a centre; central, pivotal)

Swedish

4 entries
  • kärn adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • kärn adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • kärnenergi adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • kärnkraft adj (involving nuclear energy)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • buturanin adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • buturanin adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Tajik

4 entries
  • ядроӣ adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • ядроӣ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ядроӣ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • ҳастаӣ adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Thai

4 entries
  • นิวเคลียร์ adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • นิวเคลียร์ adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • นิวเคลียร์ adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • นิวเคลียส adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)

Turkish

3 entries
  • nükleer adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • nükleer adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • nükleer adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • ýadro adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • ýadro adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • я́дерний adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • я́дерний adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • я́дерний adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Urdu

2 entries
  • جَوہَری adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • جَوہَری adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • يادرو adj (involving nuclear energy)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • yadro adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • yadro adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
  • yadroga adj (involving nuclear energy)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • hạt adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • hạt nhân adj (pertaining to the nucleus of a cell)
  • hạt nhân adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • hạt nhân adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • נוקלעאַר adj (involving nuclear energy)
  • נוקלעאַר adj (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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Only by prohibiting nuclear weapons altogether can we stop the arms race.

Source: tatoeba (21719)

Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity.

Source: tatoeba (21720)

Nuclear weapons will bring about nothing but the ruin of mankind.

Source: tatoeba (21721)

Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.

Source: tatoeba (21722)

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