nuclear reactor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Types & categories
- setup hypernym
- atomic pile hyponym
- breeder reactor hyponym
- fast reactor hyponym
- gas-cooled reactor hyponym
- liquid metal reactor hyponym
- thermal reactor hyponym
- thermonuclear reactor hyponym
- water-cooled reactor hyponym
Parts & wholes
- control rod part meronym
- core part meronym
- moderator part meronym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | control rod |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | core |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | moderator |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | setup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atomic pile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breeder reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fast reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas-cooled reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liquid metal reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermal reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermonuclear reactor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water-cooled reactor |