Meanings
nounnuclear energy (uncountable)
- uncountableThe energy released by a nuclear reaction; either through nuclear fission or nuclear fusion
Synonyms: atomic energy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe energy released by a nuclear reaction; either through nuclear fission or nuclear fusion
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Translations
Arabic طَاقَة ذَرِّيَّة
- طَاقَة ذَرِّيَّةenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Basque energia nuklear
- energia nuklearenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Brazilian Portuguese energia atômica
- energia atômicaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Chinese Mandarin 核能, 核動力 /核动力
- 核能 (hénéng)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- 核動力 /核动力 (hédònglì)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- 原子能 (yuánzǐnéng)energy released by a nuclear reaction
Danish atomkraft, kernekraft
- atomkraftenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- kernekraftenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Dutch kernenergie
- kernenergieenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Estonian aatomienergia
- aatomienergiaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
European Portuguese energia atómica
- energia atómicaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Finnish ydinenergia
- ydinenergiaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
French énergie atomique, énergie nucléaire
- énergie atomiqueenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- énergie nucléaireenergy released by a nuclear reaction
German Atomenergie, Kernenergie
- Atomenergieenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- Kernenergieenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Hindi परमाणु ऊर्जा, नाभिकीय ऊर्जा
- परमाणु ऊर्जा (parmāṇu ūrjā)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- नाभिकीय ऊर्जा (nābhikīya ūrjā)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- आण्विक ऊर्जा (āṇvik ūrjā)energy released by a nuclear reaction
Hungarian atomenergia, nukleáris energia
- atomenergiaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- nukleáris energiaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Icelandic kjarnorka
- kjarnorkaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Irish fuinneamh núicléach
- fuinneamh núicléachenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Italian energia nucleare, energia atomica
- energia nucleareenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- energia atomicaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Japanese 原子力, 核エネルギー
- 原子力 (genshiryoku)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- 核エネルギー (kaku-enerugī)energy released by a nuclear reaction
Korean 핵에너지
- 핵에너지 (haegeneoji)energy released by a nuclear reaction
Malay tenaga nuklear
- tenaga nuklearenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Norwegian Bokmål kjerneenergi
- kjerneenergienergy released by a nuclear reaction
Polish energetyka jądrowa
- energetyka jądrowaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Portuguese energia nuclear
- energia nuclearenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Romanian energie atomică
- energie atomicăenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Russian я́дерная эне́ргия, а́томная эне́ргия
- я́дерная эне́ргия (jádernaja enɛ́rgija)energy released by a nuclear reaction
- а́томная эне́ргия (átomnaja enɛ́rgija)energy released by a nuclear reaction
Spanish energía atómica, energía nuclear
- energía atómicaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- energía nuclearenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Swahili nishati ya nyuklia
- nishati ya nyukliaenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Swedish atomkraft
- atomkraftenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Tagalog enerhiyang nuklear, buturing kusog
- enerhiyang nuklearenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- buturing kusogenergy released by a nuclear reaction
Turkish atom enerjisi, nükleer enerji
- atom enerjisienergy released by a nuclear reaction
- nükleer enerjienergy released by a nuclear reaction
Vietnamese năng lượng hạt nhân, năng lượng nguyên tử
- năng lượng hạt nhânenergy released by a nuclear reaction
- năng lượng nguyên tửenergy released by a nuclear reaction
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APA
nuclear energy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20energy
MLA
“nuclear energy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20energy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear energy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20energy.
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