Definitions for nuclear physics

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nu′clear phys′ics(n.)

  1. the branch of physics that deals with atomic nuclei.

    Category: Physics

Origin of nuclear physics:

1930–35

nu′clear phys′icist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics(noun)

    the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

Wiktionary

  1. nuclear physics(Noun)

    The branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Nuclear Physics

    The study of the characteristics, behavior, and internal structures of the atomic nucleus and its interactions with other nuclei. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)


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