NUCLEAR WEAPON

Meaning of NUCLEAR WEAPON in English

an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.

[ 1945-50 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NUCLEAR WEAPON — or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force from either nuclear fission , nuclear …
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — weapon that destroys using nuclear fission or fusion
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — also called atomic weapon, or thermonuclear weapon bomb or other warhead that derives its force from either the fission or …
Britannica English vocabulary
NUCLEAR WEAPON — or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force from either nuclear fission , nuclear …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUCLEAR WEAPON — (*) A complete assembly (i.e., implosion type, gun type, or thermonuclear type), in its intended ultimate configuration which, upon completion …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — Ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
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NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие; ядерный боеприпас (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
NUCLEAR WEAPON — ядерное оружие
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Английский словарь Британика
NUCLEAR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear …
Английский словарь Британика
WEAPON — I. ˈwepən, dial ˈwēp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wepen, wepne, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — ˈn(y)üklēə(r), ÷ -kyələ(r) adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nucle- + -ar; originally formed as French nucléaire 1. : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WEAPON — (n.) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Английский словарь Webster
NUCLEAR — (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Английский словарь Webster
WEAPON — ( n. ) Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — — weaponed , adj. — weaponless , adj. /wep"euhn/ , n. 1. any instrument or device for use in attack …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — /nooh"klee euhr, nyooh"-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuhr/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WEAPON — I. ˈwe-pən noun Etymology: Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpen; akin to Old High German wāffan weapon, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NUCLEAR — adjective Date: 1846 1. : of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a. : of or relating to the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WEAPON — noun a thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished. 2. weapon ·noun fig.: the means or instrument …
Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see ·illust. of karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of …
Webster English vocab
WEAPON — [weap.on] n [ME wepen, fr. OE waepen; akin to OHG waffan weapon, ON vapn] (bef. 12c) 1: something (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NUCLEAR — [nu.cle.ar] adj (1846) 1: of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus 2. a: of or relating to the atomic nucleus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WEAPON — an instrument used in combat for the purpose of killing, injuring, or defeating an enemy. A weapon may be a …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEAPON — weapon BrE AmE ˈwep ə n ▷ weapon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — nuclear BrE AmE ˈnjuːk li‿ə § ˈnuːk-, !!-jəl ə AmE ˈnuːk li‿ ə r ˈnjuːk-, !!-jəl ə r — Preference …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WEAPON — / ˈwepən; NAmE / noun 1. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — / ˈnjuːkliə(r); NAmE ˈnuː-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WEAPON — weap ‧ on S3 W2 /ˈwepən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wæpen ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NUCLEAR — nu ‧ cle ‧ ar W2 AC /ˈnjuːkliə $ ˈnuːkliər/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WEAPON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. ønuclear …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WEAPON — n. 1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — adj. 1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. nuclear …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WEAPON — n.1 a thing designed or used or usable for inflicting bodily harm (e.g. a gun or cosh). 2 a means …
Oxford English vocab
NUCLEAR — adj.1 of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus. 2 using nuclear energy (nuclear reactor). 3 having nuclear weapons. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
WEAPON — ( weapons) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A weapon is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Nuclear means relating to the nuclei …
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WEAPON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical weapons ban ▪ a global chemical weapons ban a murder weapon (= the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NUCLEAR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NUCLEAR — [adjective] [specialized]Nuclear means relating to a nucleus.nuclear physicsnuclear fission (= the dividing of a nucleus)nuclear fusion (= the joining of …
Cambridge English vocab
WEAPON — n. antitank weapon nuclear weapon thermonuclear weapon atomic weapon
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NUCLEAR — adj. nuclear species intermediate range nuclear weapons nuclear energy nuclear fission nuclear fusion nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear medicine nuclear physics …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WEAPON — (n): it's great i.e. it's a weapon. i.e. (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
WEAPON — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly , lethal , potent , powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly ~. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NUCLEAR — adj. Nuclear is used with these nouns: ↑ accident , ↑ age , ↑ ambition , ↑ annihilation , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WEAPON — INDEX: 1. a weapon 2. having weapons 3. having no weapons 4. to get weapons or provide someone with weapons …
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — See ↑ WEAPON 1
Longman Activator English vocab
WEAPON — сущ. 1) оружие (для боевых действий) to brandish weapon ≈ размахивать оружием (угрожать кому-л.) to fire a weapon ≈ стрелять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NUCLEAR — прил. 1) биол., астрон. ядерный nuclear membrane ≈ ядерная мембрана 2) линг., фон. ядерный nuclear predication ≈ ядерная предикация nuclear …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WEAPON — weapon.ogg ʹwepən n 1. оружие, боевое средство; боезаряд nuclear weapons, the nuclear weapon - ядерное оружие weapons of mass destruction …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NUCLEAR — nuclear.ogg ʹnju:klıə a 1. 1> физ. ядерный nuclear fusion - синтез /слияние/ ядер nuclear energy - ядерная энергия nuclear fission …
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