Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuclear weapon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: nu-cle-ar weapon
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.

Example Sentences

"When Kissinger went to Moscow on March 24 for four days of talks aimed at setting the agenda for Summit III, he reported that Brezhnev seemed to be confronting some of the same problems as we were of military opposition to a permanent agreement to limit offensive nuclear weapons. Thus we knew from the outset that it would be very difficult to produce a major SALT breakthrough at Summit III."
"Even if they managed to strike Japan, the United States or South Korea with nuclear weapons — a big if, given that they do not have a reliable delivery system — they could not save themselves from ultimate defeat."

Inflected Forms

nuclear weapons (plural)

Phrases

weapon of mass destruction

Frequently Paired Words

weapon of mass destruction

Synonyms

atomic weapon thermonuclear weapon nuke

Questions

What does nuclear weapon mean?: A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.

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