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NUCLEAR PHYSICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Synonyms:
atomic physics; nuclear physics; nucleonics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nuclear physics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Meronyms (parts of "nuclear physics"):
atomic theory (a theory of the structure of the atom)
Domain member category:
cross section ((physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns)
b; barn ((physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter)
