post-nuclear

post-nu·cle·ar

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]
- /poʊst ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pohst noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]
- /poʊst ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər/

Definitions of post-nuclear word

adjective post-nuclear pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war. 1
adjective post-nuclear operated or powered by atomic energy: a nuclear submarine. 1
adjective post-nuclear (of a nation or group of nations) having atomic weapons. 1
adjective post-nuclear of, relating to, or forming a nucleus. 1
adjective post-nuclear of, relating to, or like the nuclear family: nuclear bonds. 1
noun post-nuclear nuclear energy: switching to nuclear as a power source. 1

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; nucle(us) + -ar1; compare French nucléaire

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".