English noun: nuclear reactor |
1. | nuclear reactor (artifact) (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
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| Synonyms | reactor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | apparatus, setup |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | atomic pile, atomic reactor, breeder reactor, chain reactor, fast reactor, fusion reactor, gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor, pile, thermal reactor, thermonuclear reactor, water-cooled reactor |
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| Part holonym | control rod, core, moderator |
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| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics |
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