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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nuclear engineering" is a kind of...):
applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)