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nuclear power

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Power, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A nation that possesses nuclear weapons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atomic power

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: atomic energy, nuclear energy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 核動力 /核动力 (hédònglì) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核電 /核电 (hédiàn) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Danish: atomkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Danish: a-kraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Danish: kernekraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Dutch: kernenergie — power from nuclear reactions
  • Dutch: atoomenergie — power from nuclear reactions
  • Erzya: товвий (tovvij) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Esperanto: nuklea energio — power from nuclear reactions
  • Faroese: kjarnorka — power from nuclear reactions
  • Finnish: ydinvoima — power from nuclear reactions
  • Finnish: ydinsähkö — power from nuclear reactions
  • French: énergie nucléaire — power from nuclear reactions
  • German: Kernkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • German: Atomkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • German: Nuklearenergie — power from nuclear reactions
  • Greek: πυρηνική ενέργεια (pyrinikí enérgeia) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Gujarati: અણુશક્તિ (aṇuśakti) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Hindi: परमाणु शक्ति (parmāṇu śakti) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Hindi: नाभिकीय शक्ति (nābhikīya śakti) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Hindi: आण्विक शक्ति (āṇvik śakti) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Hindi: नाभिकीय ऊर्जा (nābhikīya ūrjā) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Hungarian: atomenergia — power from nuclear reactions
  • Icelandic: kjarnorka — power from nuclear reactions
  • Irish: cumhacht núicléach — power from nuclear reactions
  • Irish: cumhacht adamhach — power from nuclear reactions
  • Italian: energia nucleare — power from nuclear reactions
  • Japanese: 原子力 (genshi-ryoku) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Macedonian: јадрена енергија (jadrena energija) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Norman: pouvé nucléaire — power from nuclear reactions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjernekraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: atomkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjernekraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: atomkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Polish: energia jądrowa — power from nuclear reactions
  • Polish: energia atomowa — power from nuclear reactions
  • Portuguese: poder nuclear — power from nuclear reactions
  • Portuguese: energia nuclear — power from nuclear reactions
  • Punjabi: ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ (parmāṇū śaktī) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Russian: я́дерная эне́ргия (jádernaja enérgija) — power from nuclear reactions
  • Slovene: jedrska energija — power from nuclear reactions
  • Spanish: energía nuclear — power from nuclear reactions
  • Swahili: nguvu ya nyuklia — power from nuclear reactions
  • Swedish: kärnkraft — power from nuclear reactions
  • Turkish: nükleer enerji — power from nuclear reactions
  • Vietnamese: năng lượng hạt nhân — power from nuclear reactions
  • Welsh: pŵer niwclear — power from nuclear reactions
  • Zhuang: hwzden — power from nuclear reactions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核國家 /核国家 (héguójiā) — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Danish: atommagt — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Dutch: kernmacht — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Dutch: kernmogendheid — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Finnish: ydinasevalta — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Finnish: ydinvalta — nation with nuclear weapons
  • German: Atommacht — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Hindi: परमाणु शक्ति (parmāṇu śakti) — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Hungarian: atomhatalom — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Italian: potenza nucleare — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Japanese: 核保有国 (kakuhoyū-koku) — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Polish: mocarstwo atomowe — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Russian: я́дерная держа́ва (jádernaja deržáva) — nation with nuclear weapons
  • Swedish: kärnvapenmakt — nation with nuclear weapons