transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-klē-ˌāt, ˈnyü- ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -at·ing )
Etymology: Late Latin nucleatus, past participle of nucleare to become stony, from Latin nucleus
Date: circa 1864
transitive verb
1. : to form into a nucleus : cluster
2. : to act as a nucleus for
3. : to supply nuclei to
intransitive verb
1. : to form a nucleus
2. : to act as a nucleus
3. : to begin to form
• nu·cle·ation ˌnü-klē-ˈā-shən, ˌnyü- noun
• nu·cle·a·tor ˈnü-klē-ˌā-tər, ˈnyü- noun