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    NUCLEAR PHYSICS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nucleiplay

    Synonyms:

    atomic physics; nuclear physics; nucleonics

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("nuclear physics" is a kind of...):

    natural philosophy; 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)

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