antinuclear
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
antinuclear (comparative more antinuclear, superlative most antinuclear)
- Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power.
- 1995, "As antinuclear sentiment became popular, politicians such as Govs. Hugh L. Carey and Mario M. Cuomo jumped on the bandwagon and helped delay and defeat the opening. All the while the interest costs grew at astronomical rates." --New York Times, Oct 15, 1995, Antinuclear Role in High Electric Costs:
- Serving as protection from nuclear devices
- Against the nucleus of a biological cell.
Translations
opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
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serving as protection from nuclear devices
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against the nucleus of a biological cell
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Further reading
- “antinuclear”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
antinuclear m or f (plural antinucleares)
- antinuclear (opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy)
- antinuclear (serving as protection from nuclear devices)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French antinuclear. By surface analysis, anti- + nuclear.
Adjective
antinuclear m or n (feminine singular antinucleară, masculine plural antinucleari, feminine and neuter plural antinucleare)
Declension
Declension of antinuclear
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | antinuclear | antinucleară | antinucleari | antinucleare | ||
| definite | antinuclearul | antinucleara | antinuclearii | antinuclearele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | antinuclear | antinucleare | antinucleari | antinucleare | ||
| definite | antinuclearului | antinuclearei | antinuclearilor | antinuclearelor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Adjective
antinuclear m or f (masculine and feminine plural antinucleares)
- antinuclear
- 2015 August 2, “Las heridas de Hiroshima”, in El País:
- Al mismo tiempo, decenas de miles de personas han salido a las calles en una imagen que recuerda a las manifestaciones antinucleares que siguieron al desastre de Fukushima.
- At the same time, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in an image reminiscent of the antinuclear demonstrations that followed the Fukushima disaster.
Further reading
- “antinuclear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014