| nuclear physics n. (used with a sing. verb) The scientific study of the forces, reactions, and internal structures of atomic nuclei. |
nuclear physics
n
(Physics / General Physics) (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of the nucleus and the particles of which it consists
nuclear physicist n
| nuclear physics The scientific study of the structure and behavior atomic nuclei. See also neutronprotonstrong force |
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| Noun | 1. |  nuclear physics - the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nucleicross section - (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" atomic theory - a theory of the structure of the atom |
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