nuclear halo

noun

A bunch of protons and/or neutrons orbiting a nucleus, giving the nucleus a bigger radius than it should have. Such a nucleus is called a halo nucleus.

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Meanings

nounnuclear halo (plural nuclear halos or nuclear haloes)

plural nuclear halos · plural nuclear haloes

  1. A bunch of protons and/or neutrons orbiting a nucleus, giving the nucleus a bigger radius than it should have. Such a nucleus is called a halo nucleus.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear halo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20halo.

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