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nuclear force

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
nu-cle-ar -force
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The force that acts between nucleons and binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei; the residual strong force.

noun

The strong interaction that binds quarks and gluons together to form nucleons.

Inflected Forms

nuclear forces (plural)

Synonyms

residual strong force strong force strong nuclear force color force//colour force

Questions

What does nuclear force mean?
The force that acts between nucleons and binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei; the residual strong force.

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