La energía nuclear
Example: La energía nuclear es una fuente importante de electricidad segura.
Definition
"La energía nuclear" refers to the energy released during nuclear reactions, such as fission or fusion, which is used as a powerful and efficient source of electricity. It is an important and reliable energy source with applications in power generation and medicine.
Etymology
The term "la energía nuclear" comes from Spanish, where "energía" means energy, derived from the Greek word 'energeia' meaning activity or operation. "Nuclear" relates to 'núcleo', meaning nucleus, from Latin 'nucleus' meaning kernel or core. Did you know? The term nuclear began to be widely used in the early 20th century when scientists discovered the energy within the atom's nucleus.
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"La energía nuclear" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Energy - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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