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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

/ ˌnjuːklɪˈɒnɪks /

noun

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


nucleonics

/ no̅o̅′klē-ŏnĭks /

  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

  • ˌnucleˈonically, adverb
  • ˌnucleˈonic, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nucleonics1

First recorded in 1940–45; nucleon + -ics

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Example Sentences

I rebuilt my camera for about the twentieth time and just about finished a correspondence course in nucleonics.

And within the limits, a nicety of control existed that made nucleonics almost an esoteric branch of chemistry.

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

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