scram (skr m) Slang intr.v. scrammed, scram·ming, scrams 1. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly. 2. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor. n. A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency. [Perhaps short for scramble.] |
scram1
vb scrams, scramming, scrammed
(intr; often imperative) Informal to go away hastily; get out
[shortened from scramble]
scram2
n
(Physics / General Physics) an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
vb
(Physics / General Physics) (of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency
[perhaps from scram1]
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