请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 nonnuclear
释义

nonnuclear

[ non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

adjective

not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.

Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear

pronunciation note for nonnuclear

See nuclear.

Words nearby nonnuclear

non-naturalism, nonnegative, non-negotiable, Nonne's syndrome, nonnitrogenous, nonnuclear, non-nucleoside, non-nucleoside analogue, nonny-nonny, no-no, nonobedience
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for nonnuclear

  • It is a Strategic Defense Initiative aimed ultimately at finding a nonnuclear defense against ballistic missiles.

    Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nonnuclear

non-nuclear

adjective

not of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nucleinon-nuclear weapons
not involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weaponsnon-nuclear states
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 9:01:53