Meanings
nounnucleosynthesis (countable and uncountable, plural nucleosyntheses)
plural nucleosyntheses
- countableuncountableastronomyAny of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.
Synonyms: nucleogenesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several processes that lead to the synthesis of heavier atomic nuclei.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*knuks
- Latinnux
- Latinnucleu
- Englishnucleus
- Englishnucleo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
- Ancient Greekτίθημι (títhēmi)
- Ancient Greekσῠντῐ́θημῐ (sŭntĭ́thēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekσύνθεσις (súnthesis)
- Latinsynthesis
- Englishsynthesis
- Englishnucleosynthesis
Translations
Dutch nucleosynthese
- nucleosyntheseprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
Finnish nukleosynteesi
- nukleosynteesiprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
French nucléosynthèse
- nucléosynthèseprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
German Nukleosynthese
- Nukleosyntheseprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
Greek πυρηνοσύνθεση
- πυρηνοσύνθεση (pyrinosýnthesi)process that leads to synthesis in stars
Italian nucleosintesi
- nucleosintesiprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
Korean 핵합성
- 핵합성 (haekhapseong)process that leads to synthesis in stars
Polish nukleosynteza
- nukleosyntezaprocess that leads to synthesis in stars
Russian нуклеоси́нтез
- нуклеоси́нтез (nukleosíntez)process that leads to synthesis in stars
Cite this entry
APA
nucleosynthesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleosynthesis
MLA
“nucleosynthesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleosynthesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucleosynthesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucleosynthesis.
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