adj.
Pronunciation: - ' nü-kl ē - ə r, - ' nyü-, ÷-ky ə -l ə r
Function: adjective
Date: 1953
1 : not nuclear: as a : being a weapon whose destructive power is not derived from a nuclear reaction b : not operated by, using, or produced by nuclear energy c : not using or involving nuclear weapons
2 : not having nuclear weapons <a nonnuclear country>