FUSION REACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fusion reactor mean? 

• FUSION REACTOR (noun)
  The noun FUSION REACTOR has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUSION REACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fusion reactor; thermonuclear reactor

Hypernyms ("fusion 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)

 Context examples 

That star likely represents the smallest natural fusion reactor that we know of.

(Astronomers discover smallest known star, Wikinews)