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 [rɪˈæktə]

n

1. (Chemistry) Chem a substance, such as a reagent, that undergoes a reaction

2. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) short for nuclear reactor

3. (Chemistry) a vessel, esp one in industrial use, in which a chemical reaction takes place

4. (Electronics) a coil of low resistance and high inductance that introduces reactance into a circuit

5. (Medicine) Med a person sensitive to a particular drug or agent

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
nuclear reactor → reactor m nuclear

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reactor [riˈæktə^r] n → réacteur m
a nuclear reactor → un réacteur nucléaire

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reactor

n (Phys) → Reaktor m; (Chem also) → Reaktionsapparat m; (Elec) → Blindwiderstand m

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reactor:

reactor block

n → Reaktorblock m

reactor core

n → Reaktorkern m

reactor safety

n → Reaktorsicherheit f

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reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] n → reattore m

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reactor [riːˈæktəʳ] n → reattore m

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reactor → مُفَاعِل reaktor reaktor Reaktor αντιδραστήρας reactor reaktori réacteur reaktor reattore 原子炉 원자로 kernreactor reaktor reaktor reactor, reator реактор reaktor เครื่องปฏิกรณ์นิวเคลียร์ reaktör lò phản ứng 反应堆