ATOMIC PILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic pile mean? 

• ATOMIC PILE (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC PILE has 1 sense:

1. a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC PILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC PILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

atomic pile; atomic reactor; chain reactor; pile

Hypernyms ("atomic pile" 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)