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nucleus
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The 5th Wave
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- Then he added casually, like he was talking about how to fix a toaster, "Besides, a nuclear device can't do much damage in the vacuum of space.†
p. 26.2nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
- I'm building a nuclear device to take out the mothership.†
p. 62.9
- You want me to help you build a nuclear steam cannon?†
p. 63.5
- Dr. Pam tells me we're in the bomb shelter complex that's nearly as large as the base above us, built to withstand a fifty-megaton nuclear blast.†
p. 120.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(nucleus) the center (or most important part) of somethingsuch 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)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)