No. 6,371 in Catalan
nuclear
"Related to the nucleus or central part of something; pertaining to nuclear energy or weapons."
In a sentence
L'energia nuclear és una font de poder molt debatuda.
Nuclear energy is a very debated power source.
In this context, 'nuclear' describes a type of energy derived from atomic reactions, used as an adjective.
El nucli familiar és considerat la unitat nuclear de la societat.
The family core is considered the nuclear unit of society.
Here, 'nuclear' metaphorically refers to the essential or central part of something, applied to family in this case.
En física, investiguem les reaccions nuclears que ocorren al nucli dels àtoms.
In physics, we study nuclear reactions that occur within the nucleus of atoms.
In this usage, 'nuclear' pertains to the nucleus of an atom and indicates studies related to atomic structure or reactions.
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