"nuclear reactor" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes. Wikidata QID: Q80877 Synonyms: atomic pile Hypernyms: reactor, device, apparatus Translations (device): مُفَاعِل نَوَوِيّ (mufāʕil nawawiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), միջուկային ռեակտոր (miǰukayin ṙeaktor) (Armenian), nüvə reaktoru (Azerbaijani), erreaktore nuklear (Basque), ядзерны рэактар (jadzjerny reaktar) [masculine] (Belarusian), ядрен реактор (jadren reaktor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), reactor nuclear [masculine] (Catalan), 核反應堆 /核反应堆 (hat⁶ faan² jing³ deoi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 核反應堆 /核反应堆 (hé fǎnyìngduī) (Chinese Mandarin), 原子爐 /原子炉 (yuánzǐlú) (Chinese Mandarin), jaderný reaktor [masculine] (Czech), atomreaktor (Danish), kernreactor [masculine] (Dutch), nuklea reakciujo (Esperanto), nuklea reaktoro (Esperanto), tuumareaktor (Estonian), ydinreaktori (Finnish), réacteur nucléaire [masculine] (French), reactor nuclear [masculine] (Galician), ბირთვული რეაქტორი (birtvuli reakṭori) (Georgian), Kernreaktor [masculine] (German), Kernmeiler [masculine] (German), Atomreaktor [masculine] (German), Atommeiler [masculine] (German), πυρηνικός αντιδραστήρας (pyrinikós antidrastíras) [masculine] (Greek), અણુભઠ્ઠી (aṇubhaṭhṭhī) (Gujarati), כור גרעיני (kur garení) [masculine] (Hebrew), परमाणु भट्ठी (parmāṇu bhaṭṭhī) [feminine] (Hindi), नाभिकीय भट्ठी (nābhikīya bhaṭṭhī) [feminine] (Hindi), atomreaktor (Hungarian), kjarnaofn [masculine] (Icelandic), kjarnakljúfur [masculine] (Icelandic), reaktor nuklir (Indonesian), reattore nucleare (Italian), 原子炉 (genshiro) (alt: げんしろ) (Japanese), ядролық реактор, атомдық реактор (ädrolyq reaktor, atomdyq reaktor) (Kazakh), 원자로 (wonjaro) (alt: 原子炉) (Korean), kodolreaktors [masculine] (Latvian), branduolinis reaktorius [masculine] (Lithuanian), reaktor nuklear (Malay), atomreaktor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjernereaktor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjernereaktor [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), atomreaktor [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), رآکتور هستهای (re-âktor-e haste-'i) (Persian), واکنشگاه هستهای (vâkonešgâh-e haste-'i) (Persian), reaktor jądrowy [masculine] (Polish), reator nuclear [masculine] (Portuguese), reactor nuclear [masculine] (Romanian), я́дерный реа́ктор (jádernyj reáktor) [masculine] (Russian), нуклеарни реактор [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nuklearni reaktor [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), jadrový reaktor [masculine] (Slovak), jedrski reaktor [masculine] (Slovene), reactor nuclear [masculine] (Spanish), kärnreaktor [common-gender] (Swedish), tambisaan (Tagalog), reaktor nuklear (Tagalog), அணுக்கரு உலை (aṇukkaru ulai) (Tamil), เครื่องปฏิกรณ์นิวเคลียร์ (krêuang bpà-dtì-gon-niu-klia) (Thai), nükleer reaktör (Turkish), я́дерний реа́ктор (jádernyj reáktor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lò phản ứng hạt nhân (Vietnamese), adweithydd niwclear [masculine] (Welsh)
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atomreaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjernereaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kjernereaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atomreaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "re-âktor-e haste-'i",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "رآکتور هستهای"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "vâkonešgâh-e haste-'i",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "واکنشگاه هستهای"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reaktor jądrowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reator nuclear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reactor nuclear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "jádernyj reáktor",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "я́дерный реа́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нуклеарни реактор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nuklearni reaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "lang_code": "sk",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jadrový reaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jedrski reaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reactor nuclear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kärnreaktor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "tambisaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "reaktor nuklear"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "lang_code": "ta",
      "roman": "aṇukkaru ulai",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "அணுக்கரு உலை"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "krêuang bpà-dtì-gon-niu-klia",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "เครื่องปฏิกรณ์นิวเคลียร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "nükleer reaktör"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "jádernyj reáktor",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "я́дерний реа́ктор"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "device",
      "word": "lò phản ứng hạt nhân"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "lang_code": "cy",
      "sense": "device",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adweithydd niwclear"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nuclear reactor"
}

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