"orphan source" meaning in English

See orphan source in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: orphan sources [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} orphan source (plural orphan sources)
  1. A self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under regulatory control, for example because it has been abandoned or misplaced.
    Sense id: en-orphan_source-en-noun-AyvkUAI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        }
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        "A self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under regulatory control, for example because it has been abandoned or misplaced."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "radioactive",
          "radioactive"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "regulatory",
          "regulatory"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "orphan source"
}
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      "form": "orphan sources",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A self-contained radioactive source that is no longer under regulatory control, for example because it has been abandoned or misplaced."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "self-contained"
        ],
        [
          "radioactive",
          "radioactive"
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