fuel rod

fu·el rod

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fyoo-uh l rod]
- /ˈfyu əl rɒd/
- /ˈfjuːəl rɒd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fyoo-uh l rod]
- /ˈfyu əl rɒd/

Definitions of fuel rod words

noun fuel rod nuclear fuel contained in a long thin-walled tube, an array of such tubes forming the core of a nuclear reactor. 1
countable noun fuel rod Fuel rods are metal tubes containing nuclear fuel. They are used in some nuclear reactors. 0
noun fuel rod a long tube, often made of a zirconium alloy and containing uranium-oxide pellets, that is stacked in bundles of about 200 to provide the fuel in certain types of nuclear reactor 0
noun fuel rod a rod-shaped metal assembly containing fissile fuel, used in nuclear reactors 0

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fuel rod popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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