atomic power

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Origin of atomic power

1
First recorded in 1940–45

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How to use atomic power in a sentence

  • Now he possesses strange atomic powers, including the ability to exhale enormous amounts of radiation — a post-nuclear dragon.

    The horror century | Aja Romano | October 25, 2021 | Vox
  • Why don't those scientists develop synthetic elements, so that we can have atomic power again?

    Thy Rocks and Rills | Robert Ernest Gilbert
  • Paul had succeeded; his research had ended in the dissection of the atom; he had unleashed the sub-atomic power of matter.

  • The preparation of the powdered metal was half the secret of atomic power—and Dex hadn't the faintest idea what it was!

  • Increased harnessing of atomic power has done away with widespread poverty, so there's no economic deterrent to propagation.

    This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
  • Only this source of harnessed atomic power could supply the force necessary to drive an A-G ship.

    The Secret of the Ninth Planet | Donald Allen Wollheim

British Dictionary definitions for atomic power

atomic power

noun
  1. another name for nuclear power

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