NUCLEAR REACTOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
   Synonym(s)
   • reactor (what does reactor mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) nuclear reactor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • apparatus (what does apparatus mean?)
   • setup (what does setup mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • atomic pile (what does atomic pile mean?)
   • atomic reactor (what does atomic reactor mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • chain reactor (what does chain reactor mean?)
   • breeder reactor (what does breeder reactor mean?)
   • fast reactor (what does fast reactor mean?)
   • gas-cooled reactor (what does gas-cooled reactor mean?)
   • liquid metal reactor (what does liquid metal reactor mean?)
   • thermal reactor (what does thermal reactor mean?)
   • thermonuclear reactor (what does thermonuclear reactor mean?)
   • fusion reactor (what does fusion reactor mean?)
   • water-cooled reactor (what does water-cooled reactor mean?)