nuclear_reactor (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *nuclear reactor*:
NOUN	artifact	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

English > *nuclear reactor*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements.
Synonym	reactor
Category	physics, natural philosophy	The science of matter and energy and their interactions
Parts	control rod	A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
	core	The chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
	moderator	Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
Narrower	atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor	A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
	breeder reactor	A nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
	fast reactor	nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
	gas-cooled reactor	A nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
	liquid metal reactor	A nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
	thermal reactor	A nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
	thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor	A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
	water-cooled reactor	nuclear reactor using water as a coolant
Broader	apparatus, setup	equipment designed to serve a specific function
Spanish	reactor, reactor nuclear
Catalan	reactor, reactor nuclear

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