Meanings
- uncountableThe branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.
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‘Revelation’, to a philosopher such as Plotinus, was not merely irrational: it led to second-rate counterfeits of traditional academic philosophical culture. It was as if the inhabitants of an underdeveloped country were to seek to catch up with western technology by claiming to have learnt nuclear physics through dreams and oracles.
1971, Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: AD 150—750, Thames & Hudson LTD, published 2013, →ISBN, page 53
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
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Translations
Afrikaans kernfisika
- kernfisikabranch of physics
Catalan física nuclear
- física nuclearbranch of physics
Chinese Mandarin 原子核物理學 /原子核物理学, 核物理學 /核物理学
- 原子核物理學 /原子核物理学 (yuánzǐhé wùlǐxué)branch of physics
- 核物理學 /核物理学 (héwùlǐxué)branch of physics
- 核物理 (héwùlǐ)branch of physics
Danish kernefysik
- kernefysikbranch of physics
Dutch kernfysica
- kernfysicabranch of physics
Finnish ydinfysiikka
- ydinfysiikkabranch of physics
French physique nucléaire
- physique nucléairebranch of physics
German Kernphysik
- Kernphysikbranch of physics
Greek πυρηνική φυσική
- πυρηνική φυσική (pyrinikí fysikí)branch of physics
Hebrew פיזיקה גרעינית
- פיזיקה גרעיניתbranch of physics
Hindi नाभिकीय भौतिकी
- नाभिकीय भौतिकी (nābhikīya bhautikī)branch of physics
Hungarian magfizika
- magfizikabranch of physics
Icelandic kjarneðlisfræði
- kjarneðlisfræðibranch of physics
Irish fisic núicléach
- fisic núicléachbranch of physics
Italian fisica nucleare
- fisica nuclearebranch of physics
Japanese 核物理学
- 核物理学 (kakubutsurigaku)branch of physics
Korean 핵물리학
- 핵물리학 (haengmullihak)branch of physics
Lithuanian branduolinė fizika
- branduolinė fizikabranch of physics
Norwegian Bokmål kjernefysikk
- kjernefysikkbranch of physics
Polish fizyka jądrowa
- fizyka jądrowabranch of physics
Portuguese física nuclear
- física nuclearbranch of physics
Romanian fizică nucleară
- fizică nuclearăbranch of physics
Russian я́дерная фи́зика
- я́дерная фи́зика (jádernaja fízika)branch of physics
Spanish física nuclear
- física nuclearbranch of physics
Swedish kärnfysik
- kärnfysikbranch of physics
Tagalog buturaning liknayan
- buturaning liknayanbranch of physics
Turkish çekirdek fiziği, nükleer fizik
- çekirdek fiziğibranch of physics
- nükleer fizikbranch of physics
Ukrainian я́дерна фі́зика
- я́дерна фі́зика (jáderna fízyka)branch of physics
Vietnamese vật lý hạt nhân
- vật lý hạt nhânbranch of physics
Yiddish נוקלעאַרע פֿיזיק
- נוקלעאַרע פֿיזיק (nukleare fizik)branch of physics
Cite this entry
nuclear physics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20physics
“nuclear physics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20physics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclear physics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclear%20physics.
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