departure going going away leaving | the act of departing |
springboard jumping-off point point of departure | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched, he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own, reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions, the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out |
boiling stewing simmering | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
atom bomb atomic bomb A-bomb fission bomb plutonium bomb | a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium or plutonium ) |
atomic clock | a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules |
atomic cocktail | an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer |
atomic pile atomic reactor pile chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
boiling water reactor BWR | a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator, the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine |
departure gate | gate where passengers embark |
departure lounge | lounge where passengers can await departure |
lake dwelling pile dwelling | dwelling built on piles in or near a lake, specifically in prehistoric villages |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
pile nap | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave, for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction |
pile spile piling stilt | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
pile driver | a machine that drives piling into the ground |
sheet pile sheath pile sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
voltaic pile pile galvanic pile | battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series, the earliest electric battery devised by Volta |
boiling point | being highly angry or excited, ready to boil over, after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point |
boiling point boil | the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level, they brought the water to a boil |
atomic mass atomic weight relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
down pile | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
nuclear medicine | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |
radiochemistry nuclear chemistry | the chemistry of radioactive substances |
nuclear physics atomic physics nucleonics | the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei |
atomism atomic theory atomist theory atomistic theory | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles, the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe |
atomic theory | a theory of the structure of the atom |
nuclear engineering | the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors |
passing loss departure exit expiration going release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
deviation divergence departure difference | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm, the deviation from the mean |
nuclear explosion atomic explosion | the explosion of an atomic bomb |
nuclear club | the nations possessing nuclear weapons |
pile heap mound agglomerate cumulation cumulus | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
compost heap compost pile | a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost |
nuclear family conjugal family | a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner |
Atomic Energy Commission AEC | a former executive agency (from to ) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC | an independent federal agency created in to license and regulate nuclear power plants |
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA | the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy |
jumping-off place point of departure | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched, one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him, my point of departure was San Francisco |
garbage heap junk heap rubbish heap scrapheap trash heap junk pile trash pile refuse heap | an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter |
nuclear chemist radiochemist | a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry |
nuclear physicist | a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
atomic energy nuclear energy | the energy released by a nuclear reaction |