All 12 Uses of
nucleus
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)
- Most important for the people of 13, it was the center of the Capitol's nuclear weapons development program.†
Chpt 2nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
- During the Dark Days, the rebels in 13 wrested control from the government forces, trained their nuclear missiles on the Capitol, and then struck a bargain: They would play dead in exchange for being left alone.†
Chpt 2
- The Capitol had another nuclear arsenal out west, but it couldn't attack 13 without certain retaliation.†
Chpt 2
- If it was that, surrender, or start a nuclear war," says Gale.†
Chpt 2
- Nuclear History class.†
Chpt 3
- You'll notice neither side has launched nuclear weapons.†
Chpt 6
- Nuclear missiles would release radiation into the atmosphere, with incalculable environmental results.†
Chpt 10 *
- Nuclear?†
Chpt 10
- Would they be any protection against a nuclear attack?†
Chpt 10
- Sensors indicate the first missile was not nuclear, but very powerful.†
Chpt 10
- They had some of their military resources situated on the outskirts of the Capitol itself—nuclear missiles, aircraft, troops—but a significant chunk of their power was now under an enemy's control.†
Chpt 14
- The Capitol, like 13 during the Dark Days, finds itself completely cut off from outside help as it holds the threat of nuclear attack over its enemies.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
the center (or most important part) of something
such as:
- in physics: the center of an atom where protons & neutrons are found
- in biology: the center of a cell where DNA is found
- in sociology: the closest family (mother/father/children in contrast to the extended family)