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nuclear age

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The age in which nuclear energy and nuclear weapons were developed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Finnish: ydinaikakausi — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • French: âge nucléaire — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • French: âge atomique — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • Galician: era nuclear — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • German: Atomzeitalter — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • Icelandic: atómöld — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • Persian: عصر هستهای ('asr-e haste-'i) — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • Russian: я́дерный век (jádernyj vek) — age when nuclear technology was developed
  • Russian: а́томный век (átomnyj vek) — age when nuclear technology was developed