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What does nuclear mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word nuclear? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]
  2. Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal. [from 19th c.]
  3. Pertaining to the atomic nucleus. [from 20th c.]
  4. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). [from 20th c.]
  5. Of a weapon: deriving its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. [from 20th c.]
  6. (by extension, metaphoric, of a solution or response) Involving the destruction of something.
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