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nuclear physics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atomic physics, nucleonics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kernfisika — branch of physics
  • Albanian: fizika bërthamore — branch of physics
  • Albanian: fizika nukleare — branch of physics
  • Catalan: física nuclear — branch of physics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 原子核物理學 /原子核物理学 (yuánzǐhé wùlǐxué) — branch of physics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核物理學 /核物理学 (héwùlǐxué) — branch of physics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核物理 (héwùlǐ) — branch of physics
  • Danish: kernefysik — branch of physics
  • Dutch: kernfysica — branch of physics
  • Finnish: ydinfysiikka — branch of physics
  • French: physique nucléaire — branch of physics
  • Georgian: ბირთვული ფიზიკა (birtvuli piziḳa) — branch of physics
  • German: Kernphysik — branch of physics
  • Greek: πυρηνική φυσική (pyrinikí fysikí) — branch of physics
  • Hebrew: פיזיקה גרעינית — branch of physics
  • Hindi: नाभिकीय भौतिकी (nābhikīya bhautikī) — branch of physics
  • Hungarian: magfizika — branch of physics
  • Icelandic: kjarneðlisfræði — branch of physics
  • Irish: fisic núicléach — branch of physics
  • Italian: fisica nucleare — branch of physics
  • Japanese: 核物理学 (kakubutsurigaku) — branch of physics
  • Kannada: ಬೈಜಿಕ ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (baijika bhautaśāstra) — branch of physics
  • Korean: 핵물리학 (haengmullihak) — branch of physics
  • Lithuanian: branduolinė fizika — branch of physics
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjernefysikk — branch of physics
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjernefysikk — branch of physics
  • Persian: فیزیک هستهای (fizik-e haste-'i) — branch of physics
  • Polish: fizyka jądrowa — branch of physics
  • Portuguese: física nuclear — branch of physics
  • Romanian: fizică nucleară — branch of physics
  • Russian: я́дерная фи́зика (jádernaja fízika) — branch of physics
  • Slovene: jêdrska fízika — branch of physics
  • Spanish: física nuclear — branch of physics
  • Swedish: kärnfysik — branch of physics
  • Tagalog: buturaning liknayan — branch of physics
  • Telugu: కేంద్రక భౌతికశాస్త్రం (kēndraka bhautikaśāstraṁ) — branch of physics
  • Turkish: çekirdek fiziği — branch of physics
  • Turkish: nükleer fizik — branch of physics
  • Ukrainian: я́дерна фі́зика (jáderna fízyka) — branch of physics
  • Vietnamese: vật lý hạt nhân — branch of physics
  • Yiddish: נוקלעאַרע פֿיזיק (nukleare fizik) — branch of physics