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Meaning of "nuclear winter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUCLEAR WINTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUCLEAR WINTER

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Nuclear winter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NUCLEAR WINTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Nuclear winter

Nuclear winter is a hypothetical climatic effect of countervalue nuclear war. Models suggest that detonating dozens or more nuclear weapons on cities prone to firestorm, comparable to the Hiroshima city of 1945, could have a profound and severe effect on the climate causing cold weather and reduced sunlight for a period of months or even years by the emission of large amounts of the firestorms smoke and soot into the Earth's stratosphere. Similar climatic effects are believed to have followed large comet and asteroid impacts in the past, due to sulfate bearing rock being pulverized and lofted high into the air combined with the ignition of multiple forest firestorms, which is sometimes termed an impact winter, and following a supervolcano eruption, pluming sulfate aerosols high into the stratosphere, known as a volcanic winter.

Definition of nuclear winter in the English dictionary

The definition of nuclear winter in the dictionary is a period of extremely low temperatures and little light that, it has been suggested, would occur as a result of a nuclear war.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUCLEAR WINTER

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nuclear physics
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nuclear power
nuclear power plant
nuclear power station
nuclear reaction
nuclear reactor
nuclear reprocessing plant
nuclear scientist
nuclear submarine
nuclear test
nuclear testing
nuclear threshold
nuclear transfer
nuclear umbrella
nuclear warhead
nuclear waste
nuclear weapon
nuclear-free

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUCLEAR WINTER

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Synonyms and antonyms of nuclear winter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nuclear winter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUCLEAR WINTER

Find out the translation of nuclear winter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nuclear winter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nuclear winter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

核冬天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

invierno nuclear
570 millions of speakers

English

nuclear winter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परमाणु सर्दियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشتاء النووي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ядерная зима
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inverno nuclear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারমাণবিক অস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hiver nucléaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

senjata nuklear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nuklearer Winter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

核の冬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핵 겨울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senjata nuklir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mùa đông hạt nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணு ஆயுதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आण्विक शस्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nükleer silah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inverno nucleare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nuklearna zima
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ядерна зима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarna nucleara
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρηνικό χειμώνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kern winter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nukleär vinter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjernefysisk vinter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nuclear winter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR WINTER»

The term «nuclear winter» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR WINTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nuclear winter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUCLEAR WINTER»

Discover the use of nuclear winter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nuclear winter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nuclear Winter Wonderland: A Wild Tale of Nuclear Terror, ...
Adam Weiss and his sister Anna are headed home for winter break when she is kidnapped by a lunatic nuclear terrorist, and Adam teams up with an oddball rescue squad to save her from an army of shadowy opponents.
Joshua Corin, 2008
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Surviving the Bond Bear Market: Bondland's Nuclear Winter
Marilyn Cohen describes the bond market's coming nuclear winter and what investors must do to protect themselves. This book comes with an automated workbook to help you manage your bond investments like the pros.
Marilyn Cohen, Christopher R. Malburg, 2011
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The Nuclear Winter Man
An outspoken Russian nuclear scientist disappears while attending an international scientific conference.
Terry Deary, 2007
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Nuclear Winter
Memoir of nihilistic man who is a mystery to himself and his world.
David Peterson, 2008
5
Moral Principles and Nuclear Weapons
But, in 1983, new studies, using computer models of atmospheric mixing, provided the first clear and detailed argument that a nuclear war could produce a major climatic change, a change which has come to be called "the nuclear winter.
Douglas P. Lackey, 1984
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Fire & ice: the greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, and ...
An analysis of the three interlocked ways we are threatening to degrade and destroy the atmosphere of our planet, and the steps that can be taken to forestall and reverse the process.
David E. Fisher, 1990
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Nuclear Winter: Implications for U.S. and Soviet Nuclear ...
We can hope that in the next few years the criticism and defense of the initial TTAPS work will give rise to significant additional analyses, to illuminate the question.
Philip J. Romero, 1984
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Human Impacts on Weather and Climate
In some cases, this meant that researchers in or supported by the agencies were polled to see if they were doing research relevant to nuclear winter and if so, their programs were totaled to identify monies in the agencies going to the nuclear ...
William R. Cotton, Roger A. Pielke, Sr, 2007
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Nuclear Winter, Deterrence, and the Prevention of Nuclear War
This book is comprised of essays by nationally recognized scholars and public figures who urge a reassessment of the impact of the nuclear winter hypothesis on current ideas of nuclear deterrence, limited nuclear war, and war fighting ...
Peter C. Sederberg, 1986
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Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the ...
In a 1986 fundraising letter to the Coors Foundation—a group committed to supporting “self-sufficiency” and education, especially in the area of free enterprise”;— Iastrow insisted that the change from nuclear winter to nuclear autumn ...
Erik M. Conway, Naomi Oreskes, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUCLEAR WINTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nuclear winter is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 Things to Know About Congress This Week
But with the ink hardly dry, Corker greeted Obama's team with all the warmth of a nuclear winter. “What I think you've actually done in these ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Fallout Anthology announced for $50, arrives September
You know, for posterity, when we experience our own nuclear winter and future-humans dig it up and think it's some important artifact from our ... «Geek, Jul 15»
3
Exclusive – Ron Bodkin President of Think Big Talks Analytics and …
We went from a hot market to insanely hot to nuclear winter. We could have been better prepared for those changes in direction. There is a ... «icrunchdata News, Jul 15»
4
Aldridge denies rift with Lillard
It wasn't exactly the nuclear winter that was the Shaq-vs.-Kobe feud, crippling a potential dynasty even after winning three championships ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
5
To fly, to fall, to fly again
The ensuing “nuclear winter”, when tech deals were at a standstill, lasted for years. Look beyond the mere size of that boom and bust, though, ... «The Economist, Jul 15»
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Student Shows 2015: Lincoln School of Architecture
... next century 'with the resulting conditions being a nuclear winter which would span decades, rendering the world dark and unbearably cold.'. «Architects' Journal, Jul 15»
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How to Live in Less Than 400 Square Feet in Somerville
... myself a microwave burrito, kick back in my favorite chair, and stare at a gleaming set of closet doors while I prepare for nuclear winter. #2. «Curbed National, Jul 15»
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We break down the latest 'Fallout 4' trailer in excruciating detail so …
It's not clear if it's the fall/winter, or simply nuclear winter, that's keeping the trees from growing foliage. The world looks so washed out because ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
9
Alice P. Clark: Turn basil harvest into tasty jelly
Imagine my chagrin when I looked out my kitchen window and saw bright green where the remains of nuclear winter had been only days before ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
10
ARM and the Man: Hauser's A-list legacy stands test of time
The glory of the IPO had been replaced by a nuclear winter in the industry; Atari was sold, Apple almost went bankrupt and demand for Acorn ... «Business Weekly, Jul 15»

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