nuclei

[ noo-klee-ahy, nyoo- ]

noun

1. plural of nucleus.

nuclei

/ ˈnjuːklɪˌaɪ /

noun

1. a plural of nucleus

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclei¹

< Latin nucleī, nominative plural of nucleus; nucleus

Example Sentences

Nuclear fusion is the process of fusing hydrogen nuclei together, which produces immense amounts of energy.

From BBC

Yet they could still have influenced a key cosmological transition: the time when the first atomic nuclei were forged.

From Science Daily

With calculations based on linear algebra, the research team demonstrated that -- analogous to radioactivity in atomic nuclei -- a magnetic quiver can decay into a more stable state or fission into two separate quivers.

From Science Daily

In addition, reduced ergosterol levels also trigger a second "self-destruct" pathway, which causes the cell to "self-eat" its own nuclei and other vital organelles -- a process known as macroautophagy.

From Science Daily

Quantum computers, by contrast, need not use these fudge factors, and instead can directly map the interactions between electrons and nuclei onto qubits, using actual quantum systems to represent their kin.

From Science Magazine