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nuclear weapon

nu·cle·ar weap·on
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler wep-uh n]
    • /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər ˈwɛp ən/
    • /ˈnjuːkliə(r) ˈwepən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler wep-uh n]
    • /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər ˈwɛp ən/

Definitions of nuclear weapon words

  • noun nuclear weapon an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. 1
  • noun nuclear weapon a weapon which explodes by means of a nuclear reaction and which causes mass destruction and is extremely deadly 0
See all 2 definitions of nuclear weapon

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Origin of nuclear weapon

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Nuclear weapon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nuclear weapon

nuclear weapon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for nuclear weapon

noun nuclear weapon

  • a-bomb — An A-bomb is an atomic bomb.
  • atom-bomb — to bomb (a target) with an atomic bomb.
  • fission bomb — atomic bomb.
  • h-bomb — hydrogen bomb.
  • nuke — a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
All 5 Synonyms of nuclear weapon

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