(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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reactor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nuclear reactor |
| Type of | apparatus, setup |
| Has types | fusion reactor, gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor, water-cooled reactor, atomic pile, atomic reactor, breeder reactor, chain reactor, fast reactor, pile, thermal reactor, thermonuclear reactor |
reactor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | electrical device |
| Has types | coil |
Examples of reactor
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The third and oldest reactor moved to a 1-in-270,270 chance from 1 in 1 million.
From the tennessean.com
It also called into question the utility's timeline for stabilizing the reactor.
From the suntimes.com
He called for a boycott of the reactor by local tour companies but was rebuffed.
From the theatlantic.com
They found a statistical cluster around one site with no nearby nuclear reactor.
From the independent.co.uk
He said an alert tone would sound if anyone attempted to enter the reactor area.
From the abcnews.go.com
He points to the Russian BN600, a reactor that has been running since the 1980s.
From the economist.com
Yep. The idea is to leave the reactor building as a box, to be dealt with later.
From the guardian.co.uk
He then hopes to get a senior reactor operator license, so he can run a reactor.
From the washingtontimes.com
North Korea agreed last year to disable its nuclear reactor in exchange for aid.
From the al.com
- An electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- Nuclear reactor: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
- Reactor is a physics engine from the Irish software company Havok for use in Autodesk 3D Studio Max.
- Reactor is a raster video arcade game released in 1982 by Gottlieb. The object of the game is to cool down the reactor core without being hurled by magnetism and repulsion by enemy swarms of nuclear particles. ...
- A person who behaves in response to a suggestion, stimulation or some other influence; A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat; A chemical substance which responds to the presence or contact with another substance
- (Reactors) in which the uranium rods are immersed in a bath of heavy water are often referred to as swimming-pool reactors.
- Commercial reactors for generating electric power and research and test reactors used for research, testing, and training
- A reactor is an electrical device that applies only reactive load to a system.
- Any of a variety of containers for carrying out refining, chemical, or other similar processes. Often reactors are little more than large tanks, but they can be very sophisticated, with methods for mixing reactants and controlling temperature.
