"LWR" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: LWRs [plural], L.W.R. [alternative], L. W. R. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LWR (plural LWRs)
  1. (VLSI) Initialism of line width roughness; used by semiconductor process engineers to describe a lithographic process problem. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: line width roughness (extra: used by semiconductor process engineers to describe a lithographic process problem)
    Sense id: en-LWR-en-noun-QTBPI7vV
  2. (nuclear power) Initialism of light water reactor; a nuclear reactor which uses light water as a neutron moderator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: light water reactor (extra: a nuclear reactor which uses light water as a neutron moderator)
    Sense id: en-LWR-en-noun-Oxo4yA1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ABWR (english: advanced boiling water reactor) Coordinate_terms: light water reactor, BWR (english: boiling water reactor), PWR (english: pressurized water reactor), HWR (english: heavy water reactor)

Inflected forms

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