nuclear reactor

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noun

(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
• Syn:
reactor
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
apparatus, setup
• Hyponyms:
atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor, breeder reactor,
breeder reactor, gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor, thermal reactor, thermonuclear reactor,
fusion reactor, water-cooled reactor
• Part Meronyms:
control rod, core, moderator