nuclear reactor

nu·cle·ar re·ac·tor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ree-ak-ter]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər riˈæk tər/
- /ˈnjuːkliə(r) riˈæk.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ree-ak-ter]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər riˈæk tər/

Definitions of nuclear reactor words

noun nuclear reactor reactor (def 4). 1
noun nuclear reactor device that generates atomic energy 1
countable noun nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a machine which is used to produce nuclear energy or the place where this machine and other related machinery and equipment is kept. 0
noun nuclear reactor a device in which a nuclear reaction is maintained and controlled for the production of nuclear energy 0
noun nuclear reactor a device for initiating and maintaining a controlled nuclear chain reaction in a fissile fuel for the production of energy or additional fissile material 0
noun nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a container in which nuclear fission or nuclear fusion happens in order to produce energy. 0

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Origin of nuclear reactor

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Nuclear reactor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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nuclear reactor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for nuclear reactor

noun nuclear reactor

atomic pile — nuclear reactor
atomic reactor — reactor (def 4).
chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
chain-reacting pile — nuclear reactor
fission reactor — a nuclear reactor in which a fission reaction takes place

All 5 Synonyms of nuclear reactor

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