astronuclear

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.

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Meanings

adjectiveastronuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.

    In the late 1950s, he organized the company’s astronuclear laboratory, which won the federal government’s first contract to develop a nuclear reactor for rocket propulsion.

    2007 January 17, Dennis Hevesi, “John W. Simpson, 92, Dies; Pioneer of Nuclear Power”, in New York Times

Origin

From astro- + nuclear.

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APA

astronuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronuclear

MLA

“astronuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astronuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astronuclear.

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