nuclear
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
nuclear war
Related & opposite
- conventional antonym
- thermonuclear similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
nuclear physics
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
nuclear membrane
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
constituting or like a nucleus
annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis
Related & opposite
- central similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | conventional |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | thermonuclear |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | nucleus |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | biology |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | nucleus |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | central |