reactor
pronunciation
How to pronounce reactor in British English:
UK [riˈæktə(r)]
How to pronounce reactor in American English:
US [riˈæktɚ]
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- Noun:
- an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Word Origin
- reactor (n.)
- "one that reacts," 1835, agent noun in Latin form from react. In nuclear sense, attested from 1945.
Example
- 1. A nuclear reactor or solar cells provide the electricity .
- 2. This will eventually allow india to extract plutonium from spent reactor fuel of american origin .
- 3. Haile estimates that a rooftop reactor could produce about three gallons of fuel a day .
- 4. The reactor operators face extraordinary risks .
- 5. How does a nuclear reactor work ?