| NOUN | artifact | atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
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| Meaning | A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy. | |
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| Synonyms | atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor | |
| Broader | nuclear reactor, reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| Spanish | reactor atómico | |
| Catalan | reactor atòmic | |
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