nuclear physics
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
Origin of nuclear physics
First recorded in 1930–35
OTHER WORDS FROM nuclear physics
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British Dictionary definitions for nuclear physics
nuclear physics
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of the nucleus and the particles of which it consists
Derived forms of nuclear physics
nuclear physicist, nounScientific definitions for nuclear physics
nuclear physics
The scientific study of the structure and behavior atomic nuclei. See also neutron proton strong force.