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Noun: nuclear physics  'n(y)ook-lee-ur 'fi-ziks
  1. The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
    - atomic physics, nucleonics

Type of: natural philosophy, physics

Encyclopedia: Nuclear physics

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