astronuclear
English
Etymology
astro- + nuclear
Adjective
astronuclear (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.
- 2007 January 17, Dennis Hevesi, “John W. Simpson, 92, Dies; Pioneer of Nuclear Power”, in New York Times:
- In the late 1950s, he organized the company’s astronuclear laboratory, which won the federal government’s first contract to develop a nuclear reactor for rocket propulsion.
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