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nucleation

nu·cle·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective noo-klee-it, -eyt, nyoo-; verb noo-klee-eyt, nyoo-]
    • /adjective ˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈnyu-; verb ˈnu kliˌeɪt, ˈnyu-/
    • /ˌnuː.kli.ˈeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective noo-klee-it, -eyt, nyoo-; verb noo-klee-eyt, nyoo-]
    • /adjective ˈnu kli ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈnyu-; verb ˈnu kliˌeɪt, ˈnyu-/

Definitions of nucleation word

  • adjective nucleation having a nucleus. 1
  • verb with object nucleation to form (something) into a nucleus. 1
  • verb without object nucleation to form a nucleus. 1
  • noun nucleation (physics) The first stage of a phase transition in a small region. 1
  • noun nucleation physics: formation of a nucleus 1

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Origin of nucleation

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65, nucleate is from the Latin word nucleātus having a kernel or stone. See nucleus, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Nucleation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nucleation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for nucleation

noun nucleation

  • rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
  • seeding — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.

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