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nuclear
nuclear /nu.kle.ˈar/
adjective#2359 most common
Example sentences
Energia nucleară este importantă.
Nuclear energy is important.
România are o centrală nucleară.
Romania has a nuclear power plant.
Accidentul nuclear de la Cernobîl a fost grav.
The nuclear accident at Chernobyl was serious.
Armele nucleare reprezintă o amenințare globală.
Nuclear weapons represent a global threat.
Fizica nucleară studiază structura atomului.
Nuclear physics studies the structure of the atom.
Programul nuclear al țării a fost supus unor inspecții internaționale riguroase.
The country's nuclear program was subjected to rigorous international inspections.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nuclear / nucleară | nucleari / nucleare |
| Genitive | nuclear / nucleare | nucleari / nucleare |
| Accusative | nuclear / nucleară | nucleari / nucleare |
| Vocative | nuclear / nucleară | nucleari / nucleare |
Word family
nucleunucleus, core
nucleonnucleon
nuclearizarenuclearization
a nuclearizato make nuclear, to arm with nuclear weapons
Etymology
Romanian "nuclear" is a modern borrowing, likely via French "nucléaire" or shared international scientific vocabulary of the 20th century. It traces back to Latin "nucleus", meaning kernel or little nut, a diminutive of "nux" (nut). The word entered Romanian alongside the spread of atomic physics and nuclear technology, not through inherited Latin vocabulary.
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