NUCLEAR PHYSICS
Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear physics mean?
• NUCLEAR PHYSICS (noun)
The noun NUCLEAR PHYSICS has 1 sense:
1. the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Familiarity information: NUCLEAR PHYSICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NUCLEAR PHYSICS (noun)
Meaning:
The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
atomic physics; nuclear physics; nucleonics
Hypernyms ("nuclear physics" is a kind of...):
natural philosophy; physical science; 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)
