atomic nucleus

noun

A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.

Meanings

nounatomic nucleus (plural atomic nuclei)

plural atomic nuclei

  1. natural sciencesA nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.

Translations

Arabic نَوَاة الذَّرَّة
  • نَوَاة الذَّرَّةnucleus of an atom
Catalan nucli atòmic
  • nucli atòmicnucleus of an atom
Chinese Mandarin 原子核
  • 原子核 (yuánzǐhé)nucleus of an atom
Czech atomové jádro
  • atomové jádronucleus of an atom
Danish atomkerne
  • atomkernenucleus of an atom
Dutch atoomkern
  • atoomkernnucleus of an atom
Esperanto atomkerno, atoma nukleo
  • atomkernonucleus of an atom
  • atoma nukleonucleus of an atom
Estonian aatomituum
  • aatomituumnucleus of an atom
Finnish atomiydin
  • atomiydinnucleus of an atom
French noyau atomique
  • noyau atomiquenucleus of an atom
German Atomkern
  • Atomkernnucleus of an atom
Hindi परमाणु नाभिक, नाभिक
  • परमाणु नाभिक (parmāṇu nābhik)nucleus of an atom
  • नाभिक (nābhik)nucleus of an atom
Hungarian atommag
  • atommagnucleus of an atom
Indonesian inti, inti atom
  • intinucleus of an atom
  • inti atomnucleus of an atom
  • nukleusnucleus of an atom
Italian nucleo atomico
  • nucleo atomiconucleus of an atom
Japanese 原子核
  • 原子核 (genshikaku)nucleus of an atom
Korean 원자핵
  • 원자핵 (wonjahaek)nucleus of an atom
Norwegian Bokmål atomkjerne, kjerne
  • atomkjernenucleus of an atom
  • kjernenucleus of an atom
Polish jądro atomowe
  • jądro atomowenucleus of an atom
Portuguese núcleo atómico
  • núcleo atómiconucleus of an atom
Romanian nucleu atomic
  • nucleu atomicnucleus of an atom
Russian а́томное ядро́
  • а́томное ядро́ (átomnoje jadró)nucleus of an atom
Spanish núcleo atómico
  • núcleo atómiconucleus of an atom
Swedish atomkärna
  • atomkärnanucleus of an atom
Turkish atom çekirdeği
  • atom çekirdeğinucleus of an atom
Cite this entry
APA

atomic nucleus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20nucleus

MLA

“atomic nucleus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20nucleus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atomic nucleus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20nucleus.

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