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NUCLEAR ENERGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The energy released by a nuclear reaction
Synonyms:
atomic energy; nuclear energy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("nuclear energy" is a kind of...):
energy; free energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nuclear energy"):
atomic power; nuclear power (nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use))
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