Definition of "atomic energy" []

• See nuclear energy. (noun)

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• "America in a single jump — with anti-gravity powered by the atomic energy of matter."
• "Timing was getting very tight, as Israel continued to express concern, through officials such as Gideon Frank, the head of its atomic energy agency, that Iran was nearing “the point of no return,” when it would have complete domestic mastery over the nuclear fuel cycle, after which we could not stop their progress toward nuclear weapons without using force."