Synonyms of the word

nuclear

• adj. (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
• adj. Pertaining to a centre around which something is developed or organised; central, pivotal.
• adj. Pertaining to the atomic nucleus.
• adj. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
• adj. Of a weapon: deriving its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
• adj. (by extension, metaphoric, of a solution or response) Involving the destruction of something.
• n. nuclear power.

atomic

• adj. (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms.
• adj. Of or employing nuclear energy or processes.
• adj. Infinitesimally small.
• adj. Unable to be split or made any smaller.
• adj. (computing) Of an operation: guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause,…
• n. (computing) An atomic operation.

center

• n. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
• n. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
• n. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
• n. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
• n. (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates…
• n. A place where some function or activity occurs.
• n. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
• n. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
• n. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the…
• n. (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
• n. (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
• n. (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
• n. (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside…
• n. (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position…
• n. (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about…
• n. (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point…
• n. (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
• adj. Of, at, or related to a center.
• v. (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
• v. (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway…
• v. (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
• v. (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
• v. (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

central

• adj. Being in the centre.
• adj. Being the most important.
• adj. Having or containing the centre of something.
• adj. Being very important, or key to something.
• adj. (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.

centre

• n. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of…
• v. (British spelling, Canadian, Irish, South African, Australian and New Zealand) Alternative spelling of…

midpoint

• n. A point equidistant between two extremes.
• n. (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.

organelle

• n. (cytology) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes,…

thermonuclear

• adj. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.
• adj. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from those…