Syn: reactor, atomic pile, fission reactor, nuclear pile [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
nuclear reactor — [n] atomic reactor atomic pile, atomic power plant, breeder reactor, core reactor, nuclear power plant, thermonuclear reactor; concept 520 … New thesaurus
nuclear reactor — nuclear reactors N COUNT 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. Germany has decided to shut its last Soviet designed nuclear… … English dictionary
nuclear reactor — n. a device for initiating and maintaining a controlled nuclear chain reaction in a fissile fuel for the production of energy or additional fissile material … English World dictionary
Nuclear reactor — См. Ядерный реактор Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them … Universalium
Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… … Wikipedia
nuclear reactor — noun (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements • Syn: ↑reactor • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑apparatus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nuclear reactor — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nuclear reactor : singular nuclear reactor plural nuclear reactors a machine used for producing nuclear energy, usually in the form of electricity … English dictionary
nuclear reactor — reaktorius statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Įrenginys, kuriame vyksta branduolių dalijimosi arba jungimosi reakcija. atitikmenys: angl. atomic reactor; nuclear pile; nuclear reactor; pile; reactor rus. атомный реактор; реактор; ядерный… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
nuclear reactor — branduolinis reaktorius statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Įrenginys, kuriame vyksta sunkiųjų elementų branduolių dalijimosi valdomoji grandininė reakcija. Pagrindinė branduolinio reaktoriaus konstrukcijos dalis –… … Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas
