nuclear power / nuclear force
die Kernkraft, die Kernkräfte
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nuclear power
Energy released through the fission or fusion of atomic nuclei, which can be used to generate electricity.
Viele Länder nutzen die Kernkraft zur Stromerzeugung.
Many countries use nuclear power to generate electricity.
nuclear force
A fundamental physical force that acts between particles in the atomic nucleus and holds the nuclear particles together.
Die Kernkraft hält die Protonen und Neutronen im Atomkern zusammen.
The nuclear force holds the protons and neutrons together in the atomic nucleus.
| gender | feminine die |
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| plural | die Kernkräfte |
| genitive | der Kernkraft |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | die Kernkraft | die Kernkräfte |
| accusative | die Kernkraft | die Kernkräfte |
| dative | der Kernkraft | den Kernkräften |
| genitive | der Kernkraft | der Kernkräfte |
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'Kernkraft' (nuclear power / nuclear force) is made up of 'Kern' (nucleus) and 'Kraft' (force). Depending on the context, 'Kern' refers to the atomic nucleus; as a result, the word can mean energy from atomic nuclei or a force within the atomic nucleus.
Die Kernkraft spielt in der modernen Physik eine wichtige Rolle.
Nuclear force plays an important role in modern physics.
Words such as 'Strom' (electricity), 'Kraftwerk' (power plant), and 'Energie' (energy) usually indicate the meaning related to energy production. If 'Protonen' (protons), 'Neutronen' (neutrons), or 'Atomkern' (atomic nucleus) appears in the sentence, it usually refers to the physical force within the atomic nucleus.
Die Kernkraft wird in vielen Kernkraftwerken zur Stromerzeugung genutzt.
Nuclear power is used in many nuclear power plants to generate electricity.
Die Kernkraft wirkt zwischen Protonen und Neutronen.
The nuclear force acts between protons and neutrons.
In the meaning related to energy production, 'Kernkraft' (nuclear power) often appears with expressions such as 'Kernkraftwerk' (nuclear power plant), 'Strom aus Kernkraft' (electricity from nuclear power), and 'Kernkraft nutzen' (to use nuclear power). These collocations are especially common in technical and political texts.
In der Diskussion ging es um Strom aus Kernkraft.
The discussion was about electricity from nuclear power.
In physics, 'Kernkraft' (nuclear force) is often described together with the particles in the atomic nucleus. Typical collocations include 'zwischen Protonen und Neutronen wirken' (to act between protons and neutrons) and 'den Atomkern zusammenhalten' (to hold the atomic nucleus together).
Weil die Kernkraft nur auf sehr kurze Distanz wirkt, halten sehr große Atomkerne schlechter zusammen.
Because the nuclear force acts only over a very short distance, very large atomic nuclei hold together less well.
