nucleonics
the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, especially practical applications, as in industrial engineering.
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How to use nucleonics in a sentence
I rebuilt my camera for about the twentieth time and just about finished a correspondence course in nucleonics.
The Repairman | Harry HarrisonAnd within the limits, a nicety of control existed that made nucleonics almost an esoteric branch of chemistry.
The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall GarrettThe trouble was, he was a nucleonics engineer, not a chemist.
The Bramble Bush | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for nucleonics
/ (ˌnjuːklɪˈɒnɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the applications of nuclear energy
Derived forms of nucleonics
- nucleonic, adjective
- nucleonically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for nucleonics
[ nōō′klē-ŏn′ĭks ]
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.
Development of instruments for use in nuclear research.
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