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an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
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electrical device a device that produces or is powered by electricity
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(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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apparatus,
setup equipment designed to serve a specific function
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natural philosophy,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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atomic pile,
atomic reactor,
chain reactor,
pile a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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breeder reactor a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns
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control rod a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
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core a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
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fast reactor nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
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gas-cooled reactor a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant
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liquid metal reactor a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant
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thermal reactor a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
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fusion reactor,
thermonuclear reactor a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
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water-cooled reactor nuclear reactor using water as a coolant
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