Definition of reactor Reactor
/ɹiæˈktɚ/ - [reeakter] - re•ac•tor
We found 8 definitions of reactor from 4 different sources.
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What does reactor mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: reactors |
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| reactor - an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit | ||
| electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity | ||
| 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 | ||
| natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | ||
| 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 a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- reactor (Noun)
A person who behaves in response to a suggestion, stimulation or some other influence. - reactor (Noun)
A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions. - reactor (Noun)
A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat. - reactor (Noun)
A chemical substance which responds to the presence or contact with another substance.
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reactor
A device that introduces either inductive or capacitive reactance into a circuit, such as a coil or capacitor.\n(Source: MGH)
Part of speech
🔤- reactor, noun, singular of reactors.
