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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

nuclear energy

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01 n. Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing als…
  1. 1.
    Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors, but encompassing also fusion energy.
Syn. atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear power.