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atomic nucleus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nucleus of an atom; consisting of protons and neutrons, surrounded by an electron cloud.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَوَاة الذَّرَّة — nucleus of an atom
  • Breton: derc'han — nucleus of an atom
  • Catalan: nucli atòmic — nucleus of an atom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原子核 (yuánzǐhé) — nucleus of an atom
  • Czech: atomové jádro — nucleus of an atom
  • Danish: atomkerne — nucleus of an atom
  • Dutch: atoomkern — nucleus of an atom
  • Esperanto: atomkerno — nucleus of an atom
  • Esperanto: atoma nukleo — nucleus of an atom
  • Estonian: aatomituum — nucleus of an atom
  • Finnish: atomiydin — nucleus of an atom
  • French: noyau atomique — nucleus of an atom
  • Galician: núcleo atómico — nucleus of an atom
  • German: Atomkern — nucleus of an atom
  • Hindi: नाभिक (nābhik) — nucleus of an atom
  • Hungarian: atommag — nucleus of an atom
  • Ido: atomala nukleo — nucleus of an atom
  • Indonesian: inti — nucleus of an atom
  • Indonesian: inti atom — nucleus of an atom
  • Indonesian: nukleus — nucleus of an atom
  • Italian: nucleo atomico — nucleus of an atom
  • Japanese: 原子核 (genshikaku) — nucleus of an atom
  • Korean: 원자핵 (wonjahaek) — nucleus of an atom
  • Mongolian: атомын цөм (atomyn cöm) — nucleus of an atom
  • Norwegian Bokmål: atomkjerne — nucleus of an atom
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjerne — nucleus of an atom
  • Polish: jądro atomowe — nucleus of an atom
  • Portuguese: núcleo atómico — nucleus of an atom
  • Romanian: nucleu atomic — nucleus of an atom
  • Russian: а́томное ядро́ (átomnoje jadró) — nucleus of an atom
  • Spanish: núcleo atómico — nucleus of an atom
  • Swedish: atomkärna — nucleus of an atom
  • Turkish: atom çekirdeği — nucleus of an atom
  • Võro: aadomisäsü — nucleus of an atom