reactor

Noun

Meaning

(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nuclear reactor actor fin vane pile choke inductor activator greeter catalyst inductance stabilizer responder answerer balancer
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Antonyms

rotor acceptor ignorer

Hypernyms

apparatus setup electrical device

Hyponyms

coil pile atomic pile fusion reactor breeder reactor fast reactor

Phrases with the word

water-cooled reactor thermonuclear reactor uranium reactor electrochemical reactor high-temperature reactor corona discharge reactor

Anagrams

acroter creator Carreto Cerrato

Examples

2000s May 2005 map of TVA sites dam nuclear fossil In 2002, TVA began work to restart a previously mothballed nuclear reactor at Browns Ferry Unit 1, which was completed in May 2007. Source: Internet

A 2MW research reactor is located in Delft, as part of the physics department of Delft University of Technology. Source: Internet

Absorbing more neutrons in a control rod means that there are fewer neutrons available to cause fission, so pushing the control rod deeper into the reactor will reduce its power output, and extracting the control rod will increase it. Source: Internet

A company racing to be among the first to operate a small nuclear reactor in the United States received a vote of confidence from the federal government Friday after encountering recent roadblocks. Source: Internet

After a cooling-off period that may last decades, reactor core materials are dismantled and cut into small pieces to be packed in containers for interim storage or transmutation experiments. Source: Internet

A Fairleigh Dickinson University grad with a degree in civil engineering, he worked at Burns & Roe Engineering on a nuclear reactor and evaluated offshore drilling rigs, wastewater plants and oil refineries. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reactogenic reactogenicity reactome reactor core reactor pile reactor scram