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- [ree-ak-ter]
- /riˈæk tər/
- /riˈæk.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ree-ak-ter]
- /riˈæk tər/
Definitions of reactor word
- noun reactor a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction. 1
- noun reactor Electricity. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit. 1
- noun reactor Immunology, Veterinary Medicine. a patient or animal that reacts positively towards a foreign material. 1
- noun reactor Also called atomic pile, chain reactor, chain-reacting pile, nuclear reactor, pile. Physics. an apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction can be initiated, sustained, and controlled, for generating heat or producing useful radiation. 1
- noun reactor Chemistry. (especially in industry) a large container, as a vat, for processes in which the substances involved undergo a chemical reaction. 1
- noun reactor nuclear generator 1
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Origin of reactor
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; 1940-45 for def 4; react + -or2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Reactor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
reactor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reactor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reactor
noun reactor
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- atomic reactor — reactor (def 4).
- breeder reactor — a type of nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes
- chain reactor — reactor (def 4).
- chain-reacting pile — nuclear reactor
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