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FAST REACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fast reactor mean? 

FAST REACTOR (noun)
  The noun FAST REACTOR has 1 sense:

1. nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is usedplay

  Familiarity information: FAST REACTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAST REACTOR (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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