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Extremely accurate clock in development
A nuclear clock or nuclear optical clock is an atomic clock which uses photons from a nuclear isomeric transition as its reference frequency, instead
Nuclear_clock
Symbol which represents the likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe
assessed in January of each year. The main factors influencing the Clock are nuclear warfare, climate change, and artificial intelligence. The Bulletin's
Doomsday_Clock
Clock that monitors the resonant frequency of atoms
An atomic clock is a clock that measures time by monitoring the resonant frequency of atoms. It is based on the fact that atoms have quantised energy levels
Atomic_clock
development of a nuclear clock of extremely high accuracy. The known isotopes of thorium range in mass number from 207 to 238. mTh – Excited nuclear isomer. ( ) –
Isotopes_of_thorium
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
visualized how close the world is to a nuclear war. The Doomsday Clock reached a high point in 1953, when the Clock was set to two minutes until midnight
Nuclear_warfare
Metastable excited state of a nuclide
moderate lifetime allows the development of a nuclear clock of unprecedented accuracy. The nucleus of a nuclear isomer occupies a higher energy state than
Nuclear_isomer
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either nuclear fission (fission or atomic bomb) or
Nuclear_weapon
Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time
A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals
Clock
Primary frequency standard
elementary charge and hence is independent of ΔνCs. Rubidium standard Nuclear clock L. Essen, J.V.L. Parry (1955). "An Atomic Standard of Frequency and
Caesium_standard
Nuclear weapons design means the physical, chemical, and engineering arrangements that cause the physics package of a nuclear weapon to detonate. There
Nuclear_weapon_design
Possible future technology
reactor Nuclear bullet Nuclear clock Nuclear fusion–fission hybrid reactor Nuclear fusion bomb power plant Nuclear isomer bomb/Pure gamma-ray bomb Nuclear pulse-powered
List of hypothetical technologies
List_of_hypothetical_technologies
Scenario of civilization collapse or human extinction by nuclear weapons
A nuclear holocaust, also known as a nuclear apocalypse, nuclear annihilation, nuclear armageddon, or atomic holocaust, is a theoretical scenario where
Nuclear_holocaust
with trapped atoms. Demonstrating that the single-ion nuclear clock under a specific choice of clock states can attain the 10−19 fractional accuracy, motivating
Andrei_Derevianko
Chemical element with atomic number 90 (Th)
is in the ultraviolet range. The nuclear transition from 229Th to 229mTh is being investigated for a nuclear clock. Different isotopes of thorium are
Thorium
Digital clock in Tehran, Iran
Palestine Square Countdown Clock (Persian: ساعت شمار میدان فلسطین) is a digital clock located in Tehran's Palestine Square, Iran. The clock counts down the putative
Palestine Square Countdown Clock
Palestine_Square_Countdown_Clock
Clock designed to keep time for 10,000 years
the power source of the clock, but most were rejected due to their inability to meet the requirements. For example, nuclear power and solar power systems
Clock_of_the_Long_Now
stationed nuclear weapons in Greece until they were removed in 2001. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Doomsday Clock Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles
List of states with nuclear weapons
List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
Human protein and coding gene
synthesized CLOCK (CLK) is hypophosphorylated in the cytoplasm before entering the nucleus. Once in the nuclei, CLK is localized in nuclear foci and is
CLOCK
Chemical element with atomic number 21 (Sc)
Kocharovskaya, Olga; et al. (2023). "Resonant X-ray excitation of the nuclear clock isomer 45Sc". Nature. 622 (7983): 471–475. Bibcode:2023Natur.622..471S
Scandium
American theoretical physicist
physics. Her research focuses on quantum engineering, atomic clocks and nuclear clocks, quantum sensors, dark matter, ultracold atoms, fundamental symmetries
Marianna_Safronova
Time of day voice service
A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone
Speaking_clock
Explosion from fission or fusion reaction
designed for the U.S. by Edward Teller nicknamed the "Alarm Clock", in that the nuclear device was a two-stage weapon: the first explosion was triggered
Nuclear_explosion
Nonprofit organization and journal concerning science and global security issues
response to changing world events in 1949, following the first Soviet nuclear test. The Clock has been set forward and back over the years as circumstances have
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
Reactors used in nuclear marine propulsion (especially nuclear submarines) often cannot be run at continuous power around the clock in the same way that
Nuclear_reactor
Timepiece in which time is measured by the flow of liquid into or out of a vessel
A water clock, or clepsydra (from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra) 'pipette, water clock'; from κλέπτω (kléptō) 'to steal' and ὕδωρ (hydor) 'water';
Water_clock
Measured time difference as explained by relativity theory
Time dilation is the difference in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, either because of a relative velocity, a consequence of special relativity,
Time_dilation
2025. Erlanger, Steven (April 8, 2025). "An Explosive Clock Is Ticking on Iran and Its Nuclear Program". The New York Times. Ravid, Barak (April 2, 2025)
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
2025–2026_Iran–United_States_negotiations
Physics facility at CERN
thorium-229m nuclear isomer, detecting photons at an energy of 8.338±0.024 eV. This was a key step in the construction of a future nuclear clock. Below is
ISOLDE
Nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates
proxies for strike near nuclear plant, as Trump tells Tehran 'clock is ticking'". The Guardian. "UAE says attack on Barakah nuclear plant a 'red line' as
Barakah_nuclear_power_plant
Biological mechanism that controls circadian rhythm
majority of identified clock components are transcriptional activators or repressors that modulate protein stability and nuclear translocation and create
Circadian_clock
List of incidents which could have led to a nuclear exchange
of the worst breaches in U.S. nuclear weapons security in decades". Broken Arrow (nuclear) Cold War II Doomsday Clock Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
Nuclear_close_calls
traded between aluminum ion clocks and strontium optical lattice clocks. Next-generation clocks will likely be based on nuclear transitions in the 229mTh
History of timekeeping devices
History_of_timekeeping_devices
American recording engineer, producer, and inventor (1944–2011)
produced a rubidium nuclear clock under his company name Digital Atomics. The purpose of the clock was to provide the accuracy of nuclear timekeeping to better
Roger Nichols (sound engineer)
Roger_Nichols_(sound_engineer)
Biological factor
entry was controlled by a diffusible cytoplasmic factor and not by a "nuclear clock." MPF is composed of two subunits: Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1)
Maturation_promoting_factor
2025 war in West Asia
Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassinating prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists, and politicians
Twelve-Day_War
test nuclear weapons. The UK is one of nine nuclear-armed states, and one of five recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
United States historic place
radioactive radium in the manufacture of Radioluminescent clock hands at this location, in 2016 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission identified the remaining factory
Gilbert_Clock_Factory
Risk of nuclear conflict during the Russo-Ukrainian war
statements widely seen as nuclear blackmail. The possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons, and the risk of broader nuclear escalation, has been
Nuclear risk during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Nuclear_risk_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Device to measure the passage of time
An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically
Hourglass
Laser-cooled atoms in flight
the interaction region. The measured transition can be used in an atomic clock measurement to high precision. The measurement of a hyperfine transition
Atomic_fountain
Human protein and coding gene
orphan nuclear receptors RORA and REV-ERBα, the latter of which represses Bmal1 expression, are important in the maintenance of circadian clock function
Basic helix-loop-helix ARNT-like protein 1
Basic_helix-loop-helix_ARNT-like_protein_1
Comic book character
Clock #1 Doomsday Clock #2 Doomsday Clock #3 Doomsday Clock #5 Doomsday Clock #7 Doomsday Clock #8 Doomsday Clock #9 Doomsday Clock #9 Doomsday Clock
Adrian_Veidt
Natural internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle
PER gene and its protein influence the biological clock. The model includes the formation of a nuclear PER-TIM complex which influences the transcription
Circadian_rhythm
Indian author and public policy thinker
Sundeep Waslekar's A World Without War seeks to turn back the ticking nuclear clock". The Indian Express. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025. "Sundeep
Sundeep_Waslekar
Watchmen character
character in the DC Universe. He was one of the main characters in the Doomsday Clock miniseries, published from 2017 to 2019. Manhattan made his first live-action
Doctor_Manhattan
Atomic spectral line shift
isomeric nuclear state. Berengut, J. C.; Flambaum, V. V. (2010). "Testing Time-Variation of Fundamental Constants using a229Th Nuclear Clock". Nuclear Physics
Isomeric_shift
Superhero comic book published by DC Comics
Doomsday Clock is a 2017–2019 superhero comic book limited series published by DC Comics, written by Geoff Johns with art by penciller Gary Frank and
Doomsday_Clock_(comics)
Technique to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged
The molecular clock is a figurative term for a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more
Molecular_clock
Instrument dials painted with radium-based paint
the use of radium in clocks and watches. It was only with the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Radium_dial
Biochemical test for age
An epigenetic clock is an analytical method used as a biomarker of aging to estimate "biological age." The method relies on age-related modifications
Epigenetic_clock
Smart (producer); A. Curtis Wilgus c-11m November 29, 1950 Video Cuckoo Clock That Wouldn't Cuckoo bw-11m October 2, 1958 The Curious Cougars Bill Walker
List_of_Coronet_Films_films
2011 American film
comments from former Mossad chief Meir Dagan pushing back the Iranian nuclear clock may pose a challenge to the sense of urgency expressed by Clarion's
Iranium
The guys find out the girls spent $100 on the clock. The girls are embarrassed when they learn the clock isn't really an antique. They can't return it
List of The Danny Thomas Show episodes
List_of_The_Danny_Thomas_Show_episodes
Soviet hydrogen bomb first tested in 1955
"Alarm Clock", which he suggested would use lithium-6 deuteride instead of pure deuterium. Klaus Fuchs had passed on information about both the nuclear bomb
RDS-37
1956 nuclear physics experiment on weak force parity conservation
The Wu experiment was a particle and nuclear physics experiment conducted in 1956 by the Chinese-American physicist Chien-Shiung Wu in collaboration with
Wu_experiment
Award of the Australian Academy of Science
nucleosynthesis, quasar spectra), nuclear physics (nuclear clock), and atomic and molecular spectroscopy (atomic clocks). 2011 award citation, Australian
Thomas_Ranken_Lyle_Medal
Nuclear test region in Nevada, US
Yucca Flat is a closed desert drainage basin, one of four major nuclear test regions within the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and is divided into nine test
Yucca_Flat
Part 1 84 影子之战(下) Shadow War Part 2 85 斗牛角 Bull horns 86 时光闹钟 Time Alarm Clock 87 明星灰太狼 Star Wolffy 88 青蛙王子 Frog Prince 89 听话蚕豆 Obedient Broad Bean 90
List of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf episodes
List_of_Pleasant_Goat_and_Big_Big_Wolf_episodes
American physical chemist (1908–1980)
ingest fresh carbon-14, thereby giving any organic compound a built-in nuclear clock. He published his theory in 1946, and expanded on it in his monograph
Willard_Libby
Thermonuclear gravity bomb
The Mark 14 nuclear bomb was a 1950s strategic thermonuclear weapon, the first deployed solid-fuel hydrogen bomb. It was an experimental design, and only
Mark_14_nuclear_bomb
Hypothetical future global conflict
to be the closest the world has come to a nuclear conflict, throughout the entire standoff, the Doomsday Clock, which is run by the Bulletin of the Atomic
World_War_III
2024 book by Annie Jacobsen
nearly triggered Soviet nuclear response Nuclear close calls – List of incidents where nuclear war was narrowly averted Doomsday Clock – Symbolic assessment
Nuclear_War:_A_Scenario
1998 book by Jonathan Schell
weapons policy. List of books about nuclear issues Nuclear disarmament Anti-nuclear movement Resetting the Clock Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
The Gift of Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Now
The_Gift_of_Time:_The_Case_for_Abolishing_Nuclear_Weapons_Now
Journal
discovery". Schrödinger's cat lives and dies in two boxes at once Elusive nuclear-clock transition spotted in thorium-229 New gravimeter-on-a-chip is tiny yet
Physics_World
Argentine diplomat (born 1961)
international relations, and international politics. Grossi began working in nuclear policy during a collaboration between the Argentine foreign service and
Rafael_Grossi
Movement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns
Doomsday Clock Environmental movement John Gofman Green politics International Day against Nuclear Tests List of Chernobyl-related articles List of nuclear whistleblowers
Anti-nuclear_movement
Military strategy
Deterrence theory Doomsday Clock Essentials of Post–Cold War Deterrence Mutual assured destruction Nuclear imperialism Nuclear terrorism Samson Option McMahan
Nuclear_blackmail
Nuclear power plant in Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: Смоленская АЭС [pronunciation]) is a nuclear power station in Russia. It is located in Smolensk Oblast, in the town
Smolensk_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Superhero published by DC Comics
ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0. The Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men #1 (September 2011) Doomsday Clock #5 (May 2018) Doomsday Clock #8 (December 2018) Burdette, Chad (April
Firestorm_(character)
short story Bennington Review (September 1980) Uncollected "The Antique Clock" short story The Malahat Review (October 1980) Uncollected "Anatomical Studies"
Joyce Carol Oates short fiction bibliography
Joyce_Carol_Oates_short_fiction_bibliography
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
1945, making it the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, and the second nuclear explosion in history, after the Trinity nuclear test. It exploded with an
Little_Boy
Military program
further nuclear disarmament, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. In 2015, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set its Doomsday Clock closer
Renovation of the nuclear weapon arsenal of the United States
Renovation_of_the_nuclear_weapon_arsenal_of_the_United_States
American clock manufacturer
The Ansonia Clock Company was a clock manufacturing business founded in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851 and which moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1878.
Ansonia_Clock_Company
Canadian prototype nuclear power reactor
plug, generator nameplates and the control room clock). The museum also has a copy of the 1963 film "Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD)" by F. R. Crawley of
Nuclear_Power_Demonstration
Population Clock". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 30 August 2015. "Official Population Clock". Retrieved 30 August 2015. "U.S. and World Population Clock".
Member_states_of_ASEAN
Proposed American battleship class
The Trump-class battleship is a proposed nuclear powered guided-missile warship for the United States Navy, announced by U.S. president Donald Trump in
Trump-class_battleship
American nuclear radiation enthusiast (1976–2016)
"Radioactive Boy Scout" and the "Nuclear Boy Scout", was an American nuclear radiation enthusiast who attempted to build a homemade nuclear reactor at the age of
David_Hahn
Proposed nuclear pulse propulsion through antimatter-catalyzed nuclear chain reactions
Chemical Explanation". Page 11. "Types of Nuclear Weapons". The Nuclear Weapon Archive. 1.5.3 The Alarm Clock/Sloika (Layer Cake) Design. Andre Gsponer
Antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion
Antimatter-catalyzed_nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Alert posture used by the United States Armed Forces
military situations, with DEFCON 1 signaling the impending outbreak of nuclear warfare. For security reasons, the U.S. military does not announce a DEFCON
DEFCON
Chemical element with atomic number 88 (Ra)
} ground state that could serve as the clock transition in an optical clock. A 226Ra+ trapped ion atomic clock has been demonstrated on the 7 s 2 S
Radium
0 1 Blitz Wolf 1942 15th 0 1 Combat Report 1942 15th 0 1 Conquer by the Clock 1942 15th 0 1 Desert Wonderland 1942 15th 0 1 Desperate Journey 1942 15th
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
1984 song by Midnight Oil
the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic timepiece published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which represents the proximity of nuclear war (or more generally
Minutes_to_Midnight_(song)
Russian program to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II
Soviet Union to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II. Physicist Georgy Flyorov, suspecting a Western Allied nuclear program, urged Stalin
Soviet_atomic_bomb_project
American satellite-based radio navigation service
using accurate atomic clocks placed in orbit inside artificial satellites. Special and general relativity predicted that the clocks on GPS satellites, as
Global_Positioning_System
Fear of nuclear war
Nuclear holocaust Nuclear proliferation Anti-nuclear movement Anti-nuclear protests Eco-anxiety Ecological grief Psychic numbing Doomsday Clock Feldman, James
Nuclear_anxiety
Light produced in a material by bombardment with ionizing radiation
instruments or signage. Radioluminescent paint is occasionally used for clock hands and instrument dials, enabling them to be read in the dark. Radioluminescence
Radioluminescence
War actions of the German military officer
and there was no heavy equipment. German troops worked almost round-the-clock under very harsh conditions, with Rommel's rewards being accordions. Rommel
Erwin Rommel in the Second World War
Erwin_Rommel_in_the_Second_World_War
Part of the post-WWII era and the Cold War
The nuclear arms race was an arms race competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective
Nuclear_arms_race
Eretz Yisrael Clock Cosmo Clock 21, the world's largest clock Malay College Kuala Kangsar clock tower Sultan Abdul Samad Building Jubilee Clock Tower The
List_of_clocks
chromatography (GC) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). From the concentration of the trapping agent, the known rate constant of the radical clock, and the ratio
Radical_clock
1998 book edited by Joseph Rotblat
List of books about nuclear issues List of books with anti-war themes Nuclear disarmament Anti-nuclear movement "Resetting the Clock". Archived from the
Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero
Nuclear_Weapons:_The_Road_to_Zero
1988 novel by William Brinkley
James (DDG-80), on patrol in the Barents Sea during a brief, full-scale nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. It details the ship's
The_Last_Ship_(novel)
End of the human species
possible contributors to anthropogenic hazards are climate change, global nuclear annihilation, biological warfare, weapons of mass destruction, and ecological
Human_extinction
Houde, P.; Nguyen, J. M. T.; Stiller, J. (2024). "Calibrating the genomic clock of modern birds using fossils". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2024 in archosaur paleontology
2024_in_archosaur_paleontology
1984 single by Iron Maiden
of "Infinite Dreams" in November 1989. A protest song about nuclear war and the nuclear arms race, "2 Minutes to Midnight" was written by Adrian Smith
2_Minutes_to_Midnight
director Peter Watkins depicting the events of a supposedly futuristic nuclear attack on the United Kingdom, is controversially pulled from its planned
Timeline_of_BBC_One
Retrieved 2024-06-06. Lou-Ann Maxine Preble Adrian Prosser Roxanne, ‘Beat the Clock’ Assistant and ‘Seven Year Itch’ Actress, Dies at 95 Murió Tito Steiner
Deaths_in_May_2024
Construct which could destroy all life on a planet or a planet itself
Soviet nuclear false alarm incident Conflict escalation Doomsday Clock Fail-deadly Global catastrophic risks Mutual assured destruction Nuclear terrorism
Doomsday_device
1953 Soviet atmospheric nuclear test
Teller, but never tested by the US, as the "Alarm Clock". The Soviet Union started studies of advanced nuclear bombs and a hydrogen bomb, code named RDS-6,
RDS-6s
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
On 26 September 1983, during the Cold War, the Soviet nuclear early warning system Oko reported the launch of one intercontinental ballistic missile with
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
NUCLEAR CLOCK
NUCLEAR CLOCK
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English : probably a habitational name from clere, a component of several place names in north Hampshire (Highclere, Burghclere, Kingsclere). This is of uncertain origin, probably from a Celtic stream name meaning ‘bright’ (cognate with Latin clarus ‘clear’, ‘bright’).English and Irish : variant of Clare.Translation of German Klar 1.
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Highly Praiseworthy; Priceless
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Irish : shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAiseadha ‘descendant of Aisidh’, a personal name meaning ‘discord’, ‘strife’.English and Irish : shortened form of the habitational name Blennerhasset, from a place in Cumbria, so named from Celtic blain ‘summit’ + an unexplained second element + Old Scandinavian hey ‘hay’ + sǽtr ‘shieling’.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Bird; Uncle of Kauravas
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Voice; Milk
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English (of Norman origin) : from a Norman French dialect form of the common French place name Beaulieu.
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Flowering Creeper
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English and French : Variant of Culvert, a nickname from Old French culvert ‘base’, ‘treacherous’.English and French : variant of Calvert.English and French : Possibly also a variant of Colbert.
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adv.
In a clear manner; plainly.
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleated.
superl.
Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.
a.
Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason
a.
Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.
superl.
Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a clear view; to keep clear of debt.
n.
A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
a.
Alt. of Nuclear
superl.
Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber.
adv.
Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a piece clear off.
n.
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially characterized by its comparatively large content of phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.
superl.
Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.
v. t.
To gather, as about a nucleus or center.
a.
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.
v. t.
To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement, or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; -- often used with of, off, away, or out.
superl.
Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.
n.
A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
a.
Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.
v. t.
To leap or pass by, or over, without touching or failure; as, to clear a hedge; to clear a reef.
pl.
of Nucleus