CHAIN REACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chain reactor mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAIN REACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

atomic pile; atomic reactor; chain reactor; pile

Hypernyms ("chain 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)