Nuclear - Definition

adj 1: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of
atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic
bombs" [syn: nuclear, atomic] [ant: conventional]
2: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom;
"nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
3: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell;
"nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"
4: constituting or like a nucleus; "annexation of the suburban
fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the
congregation"