Definitions for reactor
riˈæk tərre·ac·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. reactornoun

   an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit

2. nuclear reactor, reactornoun

   (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

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1. Reactornoun

   A nuclear reactor.

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1. reactornoun

   A person who behaves in response to a suggestion, stimulation or some other influence.

2. reactornoun

   A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.

3. reactornoun

   A chemical substance which responds to the presence or contact with another substance.

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1. Reactor

   Bioreactor, a device which controls a biologically active environment. Chemical reactor, a device for containing and controlling a chemical reaction Fusion reactor, a device for containing and controlling a fusion power reaction An inductor (possessing reactance) in an electrical power grid A current limiting reactor is used to limit starting current of motors and to protect variable frequency drives Nuclear reactor, a device for containing and controlling a nuclear reaction Reactor (software), a physics simulation engine The reactor pattern, a design pattern used in concurrent programmingIn entertainment Reactor an alternative title for the 1978 Italian film War of the Robots directed by Alfonso Brescia Reactor (film), an upcoming American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis Re·ac·tor, a 1981 album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse Reactor (arcade game), an arcade game created by Gottlieb Reactor, Inc., a defunct interactive entertainment company founded by Mike Saenz Reactor, a comedy series hosted by David Huntsberger on Syfy The Reactor (show rod), a show car built by Gene Winfield

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1. reactor

   A reactor is a device or system that initiates, mediates, or facilitates a physical, chemical, or nuclear process. This can include a chemical reactor design for controlled chemical reactions, a nuclear reactor where nuclear fission occurs, or even an industrial reactor used for a variety of manufacturing processes. The specific function of the reactor will depend on its design and the industry or field in which it is used.

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1. Reactor

   Reactor is a raster video arcade game released in 1982 by Gottlieb. The object of the game is to cool down the reactor core without being hurled by magnetism and repulsion by enemy swarms of nuclear particles. It was better known for its explosive and ground thumping sound, usually placed near the front of the arcade to attract gamers.

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1. reactor

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1. • Apparatus
   • Electrical Device
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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reactor' in Nouns Frequency: #2568

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for reactor »

1. creator

2. Creator

How to pronounce reactor?

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How to say reactor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reactor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reactor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of reactor in a Sentence

1. James Acton:

   Under normal circumstances, the likelihood of a reactor losing power and of the emergency diesel generators being damaged and of not being repaired adequately quickly is very, very small, but in a war, all of these different failures that would have to happen for a reactor to become damaged and meltdown — the likelihood of all of those happening becomes much more likely than it does in peacetime.

2. Jeffrey Lewis:

   The connection of the cooling loop helps explain other activities seen at the 50MW( e) reactor in recent years, connecting the secondary cooling loop suggests, in hindsight, that the demolition of the apparent spent-fuel building was an early sign that North Korea intends to complete construction of the reactor.

3. James Acton:

   The main danger here is damage to the systems needed to keep the fuel in the reactor cool -- external power lines, emergency diesel generators, equipment to dissipate heat from the reactor core, in a war, repairing this equipment or implementing countermeasures could be impossible. In the worst case, the fuel could melt and spread large amounts of radioactivity into the environment.

4. Ed Davey:

   There is a clear need for the generation of electricity by the nuclear reactor design to which the decision relates, because of the contribution its deployment can make to the new nuclear programme.

5. Peter Dixon:

   The design we have at the moment and the proposition we have at the moment is to put a tidal fence, which is a chain of these turbines in the Bristol Channel, and if we can build up to say ten kilometers worth, which is a very extended fence, you're looking at power outputs of five or six hundred megawatts and just to visualize that that's like one small nuclear reactor's worth of electricity being generated from the tides in the Bristol Channel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reactor
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=reactor
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reactor
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactor
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reactor
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=reactor