WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nu′clear phys′ics, 
  1. Physicsthe branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
  • 1930–35
nu′clear phys′icist. 

'nuclear physicist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Born - Cockcroft - Frisch - Gamow - Joliot-Curie - Kurchatov - Meitner - Oliphant - Oppenheimer - Sakharov - Teller - Yukawa

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