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nuclear
Adjective
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Nuclear weapons, power, waste, etc. is produced by the collision of more than one nucleus, the central part of an atom.
Japan relies mainly on nuclear power (atomic energy) generation for its energy needs.
The US has more nuclear weapons than any other country. Many of them are called atomic bombs.
Most Canadians live in a nuclear family: the husband, wife, and children.
alignment
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noun
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
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noun
(= alliance)
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
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noun
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
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noun
(= conjunction)
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac