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astronuclear

astronuclear adjective: of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.

Adjective

astronuclear (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.
    • In the late 1950s, he organized the company’s astronuclear laboratory, which won the federal government’s first contract to develop a nuclear reactor for rocket propulsion.2007 January 17, Dennis Hevesi, “John W. Simpson, 92, Dies; Pioneer of Nuclear Power”, in New York Times

Origin of astronuclear

From astro- + nuclear.

Questions about astronuclear

What does astronuclear mean?
Astronuclear means of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.
What part of speech is astronuclear?
Astronuclear is an adjective.

Words near astronuclear in the dictionary

  1. astronomizes
  2. astronomizing
  3. astronomy
  4. astronot
  5. astronots
  6. astronuclear
  7. astronut
  8. astronuts
  9. astronym
  10. astronyms
  11. astroparticle

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