Atomic Age

English

Alternative forms

• atomic age

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈtɒmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈtɑːmɪk ˌeɪd͡ʒ/
• Hyphenation: Atom‧ic Age

Proper noun

Atomic Age

1. The era, starting in the mid-1940s, during which nuclear energy was developed, and in which it was thought that all energy would be provided by such sources.

   Synonym: nuclear age

   Coordinate terms: Jet Age, space age

Related terms

• atompunk

Descendants

• → Dutch: atoomtijdperk (calque)

Translations

era during which nuclear energy was developed

• Arabic: عصر الذرة
• Catalan: Era Atòmica f
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: Goân-chú Sî-tāi

  Mandarin: 核子時代／核子时代 (hézǐshídài)

• Czech: atomový věk m
• Dutch: atoomtijdperk (nl) n
• Finnish: atomiaika (fi), atomikausi, ydinvoiman historia
• French: Âge atomique f
• Galician: era atómica f
• Georgian: ატომის ეპოქა (aṭomis eṗoka)
• German: Atomzeitalter (de) n
• Italian: era atomica f
• Japanese: 核時代 (かくじだい, kaku jidai)
• Polish: era atomu f
• Portuguese: Era Atómica f
• Spanish: era atómica f
• Turkish: Atom Çağı (tr), Atom Devri
• Welsh: oes yr atom f

Further reading

• Atomic Age on Wikipedia.Wikipedia