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CONTROL ROD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("control rod" is a kind of...):
rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
Holonyms ("control rod" is a part of...):
nuclear reactor; reactor ((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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