Atomic Age

Atomic Age

English

Alternative forms

• atomic age

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈtɒmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈtɑːmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/
• Hyphenation: Atom‧ic Age

Proper noun

Atomic Age

1. The era, starting in the mid-1940s, during which nuclear energy was developed, and in which it was thought that all energy would be provided by such sources.

   Synonym: nuclear age

   Coordinate terms: Jet Age, space age

Related terms

• atompunk

Descendants

• → Dutch: atoomtijdperk (calque)

Translations

era during which nuclear energy was developed

Arabic: عصر الذرة‎ Catalan: Era Atòmica f Chinese: Mandarin: 核子時代／核子时代 (hézǐshídài) Min Nan: Goân-chú Sî-tāi Czech: atomový věk m Dutch: atoomtijdperk (nl) n Finnish: atomiaika (fi), atomikausi, ydinvoiman historia French: Âge atomique f Galician: era atómica f Georgian: ატომის ეპოქა (aṭomis eṗoka) German: Atomzeitalter (de) n Italian: era atomica f Japanese: 核時代 (かくじだい, kaku jidai) Polish: era atomu f Portuguese: Era Atómica f Spanish: era atómica f Turkish: Atom Çağı (tr), Atom Devri Welsh: oes yr atom f

Further reading

• Atomic Age on Wikipedia.Wikipedia