reactor (redirected from false positive reactor)

re·ac·tor  (r-ktr)

n.

1. One that reacts to a stimulus.

2. Electronics A circuit element, such as a coil, used to introduce reactance.

3. Physics A nuclear reactor.

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reactor

Noun

short for nuclear reactor

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reactor - an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
	2.	reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements nuclear reactor apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor, pile - a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy breeder reactor - a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns control rod - a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction core - the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place fast reactor - nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used gas-cooled reactor - a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant liquid metal reactor - a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant thermal reactor - a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator fusion reactor, thermonuclear reactor - a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy water-cooled reactor - nuclear reactor using water as a coolant natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

Translations

reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] n → reactor m

reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] react n → réacteur m

reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] react n (also: nuclear reactor) → Kernreaktor m

reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] n → reattore m