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FAST REACTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fast reactor" is a kind 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)
Antonym:
thermal reactor (a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator)
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