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English
Etymology
From anti- + nuclear.
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
serving as protection from nuclear devices
against the nucleus of a biological cell
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Portuguese
Etymology
From anti- + nuclear.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kleˈaʁ/ , /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nuˈkljaʁ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kleˈaʁ/ , /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nuˈkljaʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kleˈaɾ/, /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kliˈaɾ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nuˈkljaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kleˈaʁ/ , /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nuˈkljaʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.nu.kleˈaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nu.kliˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.ti.nuˈkljaɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nu.kliˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.ti.nuˈkljaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.nu.kliˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ˌɐ̃.ti.nuˈklja.ɾi/
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)
- antinuclear
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From anti- + nuclear.
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.
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