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Definition of Atomic energy
1. Noun. The energy released by a nuclear reaction.
Specialized synonyms: Atomic Power, Nuclear Power
Generic synonyms: Energy, Free Energy
Definition of Atomic energy
1. Noun. The energy released by an atom in a nuclear reaction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Energy
Literary usage of Atomic energy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"This comprehensive legislation replaces the atomic energy Control Act, first
adopted in l946 ... It dissolves the former atomic energy Control Board (AECB), ..."
2. The Nature of Matter and Electricity: An Ouline of Modern Views by Daniel Frost Comstock, Leonard Thompson Troland (1917)
"Intra-atomic energy.— When coal is burned, the energy is derived from the attraction
... It comes out of the atom and is therefore intra-atomic energy. ..."
3. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1904)
"In these estimates slight recognition has been given to the resources of molecular
and atomic energy, and none at all to the possibilities of sub-atomic ..."
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