nuclear reactor
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nuclear reactor
noun nuclear reactors
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Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
Meronym: control rod
Similar: atomic pile
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noun device
| Español | reactor nuclear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원자로 wonjaro |
| 日本語 | 原子炉 genshiro |
| 中文 | 核反應堆 /核反应堆 hé fǎnyìngduī, 原子爐 /原子炉 yuánzǐlú |
| हिन्दी | परमाणु भट्ठी parmāṇu bhaṭṭhī, नाभिकीय भट्ठी nābhikīya bhaṭṭhī |
| Português | reator nuclear |
| Français | réacteur nucléaire |
| Deutsch | Kernreaktor, Kernmeiler, Atomreaktor, Atommeiler |
| Italiano | reattore nucleare |
| Ελληνικά | πυρηνικός αντιδραστήρας pyrinikós antidrastíras |
| Română | reactor nuclear |
| Русский | я́дерный реа́ктор jádernyj reáktor |
| Tiếng Việt | lò phản ứng hạt nhân |
| العربية | مُفَاعِل نَوَوِيّ mufāʕil nawawiyy |
| עברית | כור גרעיני kur garení |
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