chain-reacting pile
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chain-reacting pile — ☆ chain reacting pile [chān′rē ak′tiŋ ] n. NUCLEAR REACTOR … English World dictionary
chain-reacting pile — noun : reactor * * * Physics. reactor (def. 4). [1945 50] * * * chain reacting pile, = reactor. (Cf. ↑reactor) … Useful english dictionary
pile — Synonyms and related words: abscess, abundance, accumulate, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amass, amassment, angina, angina pectoris, anthill, aortic insufficiency, aortic stenosis, apoplectic stroke, architecture,… … Moby Thesaurus
chain-re|act — «CHAYN ree AKT», intransitive verb. to undergo a chain reaction: »The pile was large enough so that it would have been chain reacting without the control rods (New York Times Magazine). ╂[back formation < chain reaction] … Useful english dictionary
Enrico Fermi — Infobox Scientist name = Enrico Fermi birth date = birth date|1901|9|29|df=y birth place = Rome, Italy death date = death date and age|1954|11|28|1901|9|29 death place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. citizenship = Italy (1901 1938) United States (1944… … Wikipedia
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power reactor — Synonyms and related words: atomic pile, breeder reactor, bricks, chain reactor, chain reacting pile, fast pile, furnace, heterogeneous reactor, homogeneous reactor, intermediate pile, lattice, neutron factory, nuclear furnace, pile, plutonium… … Moby Thesaurus
