'Reactor' definitions:
Definition of 'reactor'
(from WordNet)
noun
An electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
noun
(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements [syn: nuclear reactor, reactor]
Definition of 'Reactor'
From: GCIDE
- Reactor \Re*act"or\, n.
- 1. (Elec.) A choking coil. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. A nuclear reactor. [PJC]
Definition of 'reactor'
From: GCIDE
- Choking coil \Choking coil\ (Elec.) A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the current, or to change its phase; -- called also {reactance coil} or reactor, these terms being now preferred in engineering usage. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Choky
Synonyms of 'reactor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atomic pile,
- breeder reactor,
- bricks,
- chain reactor,
- chain-reacting pile,
- fast pile,
- furnace,
- heterogeneous reactor,
- homogeneous reactor,
- intermediate pile,
- lattice,
- neutron factory,
- nuclear furnace,
- pile,
- plutonium reactor,
- power reactor,
- power-breeder reactor,
- radioactive waste,
- reactor pile,
- rods,
- slow pile,
- stellarator,
- uranium reactor