nuclear power

noun

Power, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.

Similar
atomic power
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Meanings

nounnuclear power (countable and uncountable, plural nuclear powers)

plural nuclear powers

  1. uncountablePower, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.

    Synonyms: atomic power

  2. countableA nation that possesses nuclear weapons.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPower, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.

Similar
atomic power

More synonyms by meaning

nounnuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)

Similar
atomic power
Broader
atomic energynuclear energy
Also see
atomic power

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 核動力 /核动力, 核電 /核电
  • 核動力 /核动力 (hédònglì)power from nuclear reactions
  • 核電 /核电 (hédiàn)power from nuclear reactions
  • 核國家 /核国家 (héguójiā)nation with nuclear weapons
Danish atomkraft, a-kraft
  • atomkraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • a-kraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • kernekraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • atommagtnation with nuclear weapons
Dutch kernenergie, atoomenergie
  • kernenergiepower from nuclear reactions
  • atoomenergiepower from nuclear reactions
  • kernmachtnation with nuclear weapons
  • kernmogendheidnation with nuclear weapons
Esperanto nuklea energio
  • nuklea energiopower from nuclear reactions
Finnish ydinvoima, ydinsähkö
  • ydinvoimapower from nuclear reactions
  • ydinsähköpower from nuclear reactions
  • ydinasevaltanation with nuclear weapons
  • ydinvaltanation with nuclear weapons
French énergie nucléaire
  • énergie nucléairepower from nuclear reactions
German Kernkraft, Atomkraft
  • Kernkraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • Atomkraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • Nuklearenergiepower from nuclear reactions
  • Atommachtnation with nuclear weapons
Greek πυρηνική ενέργεια
  • πυρηνική ενέργεια (pyrinikí enérgeia)power from nuclear reactions
Hindi परमाणु शक्ति, नाभिकीय शक्ति
  • परमाणु शक्ति (parmāṇu śakti)power from nuclear reactions
  • नाभिकीय शक्ति (nābhikīya śakti)power from nuclear reactions
  • आण्विक शक्ति (āṇvik śakti)power from nuclear reactions
  • नाभिकीय ऊर्जा (nābhikīya ūrjā)power from nuclear reactions
  • परमाणु शक्ति (parmāṇu śakti)nation with nuclear weapons
Hungarian atomenergia, atomhatalom
  • atomenergiapower from nuclear reactions
  • atomhatalomnation with nuclear weapons
Icelandic kjarnorka
  • kjarnorkapower from nuclear reactions
Irish cumhacht núicléach, cumhacht adamhach
  • cumhacht núicléachpower from nuclear reactions
  • cumhacht adamhachpower from nuclear reactions
Italian energia nucleare, potenza nucleare
  • energia nuclearepower from nuclear reactions
  • potenza nuclearenation with nuclear weapons
Japanese 原子力, 核保有国
  • 原子力 (genshi-ryoku)power from nuclear reactions
  • 核保有国 (kakuhoyū-koku)nation with nuclear weapons
Norwegian Bokmål kjernekraft, atomkraft
  • kjernekraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • atomkraftpower from nuclear reactions
Polish energia jądrowa, energia atomowa
  • energia jądrowapower from nuclear reactions
  • energia atomowapower from nuclear reactions
  • mocarstwo atomowenation with nuclear weapons
Portuguese poder nuclear, energia nuclear
  • poder nuclearpower from nuclear reactions
  • energia nuclearpower from nuclear reactions
Punjabi ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ
  • ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ (parmāṇū śaktī)power from nuclear reactions
Russian я́дерная эне́ргия, я́дерная держа́ва
  • я́дерная эне́ргия (jádernaja enérgija)power from nuclear reactions
  • я́дерная держа́ва (jádernaja deržáva)nation with nuclear weapons
Spanish energía nuclear
  • energía nuclearpower from nuclear reactions
Swahili nguvu ya nyuklia
  • nguvu ya nyukliapower from nuclear reactions
Swedish kärnkraft, kärnvapenmakt
  • kärnkraftpower from nuclear reactions
  • kärnvapenmaktnation with nuclear weapons
Turkish nükleer enerji
  • nükleer enerjipower from nuclear reactions
Vietnamese năng lượng hạt nhân
  • năng lượng hạt nhânpower from nuclear reactions
Welsh pŵer niwclear
  • pŵer niwclearpower from nuclear reactions
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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