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noun
- (nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
- (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
- (chemistry, engineering) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
- A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.
- (electronics) An electrical component with reactance
- an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
noun
- (nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.
- a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
noun
adj
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
- (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
- Relating to, being of, or comprising the nuclear family.
- Having nuclear weapons.
- (by extension, figurative, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action, or one with severe consequences.
- Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
- Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
- constituting or like a nucleus
adj
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
- (order theory, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0) Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
- Infinitesimally small.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (colloquial, by extension) Very strong and overpowering.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- of or relating to or comprising atoms
- immeasurably small
noun
noun
- (nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
- The radioactive decay of a single atom.
- A process by which anything disintegrates.
- The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
- (geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
- in a decomposed state
- a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- separation into component parts
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- total destruction
noun
adj
noun
- (engineering, nuclear physics) The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- (physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
- (engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
- (biochemistry) The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
- (computing, informal, historical) Ellipsis of core memory (“magnetic data storage”).
- (engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- (art) A thematic aesthetic; objects related to a specific topic
- (neologism) An aesthetic ending in the suffix -core, such as cottagecore, normcore, etc.
- (military) The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
- (botany) The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
- A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- (automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
- (medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- A miner's underground working time or shift.
- (computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
- The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
- The center or inner part of a space or area.
- A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- (game theory) The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
- (printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
- The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
- The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a small group of indispensable persons or things
- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
- the center of an object
- the central part of the Earth
- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
adj
verb
noun
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
- (slang) Abbreviation of atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power; in particular, those that rely on the uncontrolled explosive chain reaction of nuclear fission.
verb
noun
- a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
- (uncountable, colloquial, with the) The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
- (countable, military) A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
adj
adv
name
noun
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
prep
verb
noun
- (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
- (programming) A code cave.
- (figuratively, also slang) The vagina.
- A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
- (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
- (slang, politics, often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
- A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
- (drilling, uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
- (mining) A collapse or cave-in.
- A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
- A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
- a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
intj
verb
- To collapse.
- To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
- To hollow out or undermine.
- (figurative) To surrender.
- (mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
- explore natural caves
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening
noun
- (nuclear physics, engineering) A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
- nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
noun
- (nuclear physics) Initialism of decay product.
- (baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.
- Initialism of dynamic positioning.
- Initialism of display port.
- (chemistry) Initialism of degree of polymerization.
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of Daytona prototype.
- (computing) Initialism of developer preview.
- (film) Initialism of director of photography.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.
- (slang) Initialism of dickpic.
- Initialism of data processing.
- (slang) Initialism of double penetration.
- Initialism of display picture.
- Initialism of displaced person.
- (computer science) Initialism of dynamic programming.
- Initialism of delusional parasitosis.
- a person forced to flee from home or country
name
verb
noun
- (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
- (nuclear physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
- an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
- a qualitative change
- The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- (alchemy) The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
noun
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
noun
- (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
- (figurative) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
- (physical chemistry) A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
- a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
- a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
noun
- (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
- (physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
noun
- (physics) The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.
- (mathematics, statistics) A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
- (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
noun
- (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
- A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.
noun
- (nuclear physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.
- (physical chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
- a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
noun
- Initialism of nuclear ship, a nuclear-powered ship.
- (informal) Initialism of NATO state.
- (Ireland, usually as part of a name) Initialism of National School.
- Initialism of neutron star.
- Initialism of namespace.
- Initialism of name server.
- Initialism of neutral spirit (“alcohol”).
- Initialism of nervous system.
- Initialism of native speaker.
- Initialism of no show.
- (Singapore) Initialism of national service.
- Initialism of Nintendo Switch.
- (politics, Internet slang) Initialism of National Socialism.
adj
intj
name
- Initialism of New Style (of dates).
- (Malaysia) Initialism of Negeri Sembilan: a state of Malaysia.
- Initialism of Noble Sanctuary.
- (rail transport) Norfolk Southern (Railroad)
- (Internet, historical) Initialism of Netscape.
- (rail transport) Initialism of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (“Dutch Railways”).
- Initialism of Nova Scotia: a province of Canada.
noun
- (nuclear physics, engineering) Initialism of pebble-bed reactor.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of physically based rendering.
- (military, nautical, law enforcement) Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
- (botany, agriculture, horticulture) Initialism of plant breeders' rights.
- (computing) Initialism of policy-based routing.
- (firearms) Initialism of point-blank range.
- (firearms) Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet.
- (ecology) Initialism of potential biological removal.
name
noun
- (nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- (by extension, figurative) The minimum amount of something or the minimum number of people needed to trigger a phenomenon.
- the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
- the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
noun
- (politics) The word nuclear.
- (euphemistic, by generalization) Any word, regardless of its starting letter, that is used oppressively, marginalizes or oppresses a group of people.
- (linguistics) A Danish/Swedish/Norwegian noun of the common gender (their indefinite article being en), as opposed to t-words, nouns of the neuter gender (their indefinite article being et).
- (euphemistic) The word Nazi.
- (linguistics) A negation word, such as not, nobody, or nothing.
- (euphemistic) The word nigger or nigga or nigra.
noun
- Radioactive energy.
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
noun
- (nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
- (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
- (chemistry, engineering) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
- A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.
- (electronics) An electrical component with reactance
- an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
noun
- (nuclear physics) The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.
- a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
noun
adj
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
- (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
- Relating to, being of, or comprising the nuclear family.
- Having nuclear weapons.
- (by extension, figurative, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action, or one with severe consequences.
- Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
- Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
- constituting or like a nucleus
noun
- (nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
- The radioactive decay of a single atom.
- A process by which anything disintegrates.
- The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
- (geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
- in a decomposed state
- a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- separation into component parts
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- total destruction
noun
adj
noun
- (engineering, nuclear physics) The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- (physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
- (engineering, manufacturing) The portion of a mold that creates a cavity or impression within the part (casting or molded part) or that makes a hole in or through the part.
- (biochemistry) The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
- (computing, informal, historical) Ellipsis of core memory (“magnetic data storage”).
- (engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- (art) A thematic aesthetic; objects related to a specific topic
- (neologism) An aesthetic ending in the suffix -core, such as cottagecore, normcore, etc.
- (military) The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
- (botany) The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.
- A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- (automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
- (medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- A miner's underground working time or shift.
- (computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
- The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
- The center or inner part of a space or area.
- A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- (game theory) The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
- (printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
- The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
- The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a small group of indispensable persons or things
- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
- the center of an object
- the central part of the Earth
- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
adj
verb
noun
- (nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.
- A dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- A location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas.
- (genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.
- (firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.
- A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.
- (ecology) Ellipsis of biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).
- (optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”).
- (graphical user interface) A part of a control (“an interactive interface element”) that responds dynamically as a user moves a pointer over it (for example, a part of an image map that contains a hyperlink which can be clicked on with a cursor).
- (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
- An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching.
- (geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.
- (figuratively) A place notable for a high level of activity or danger.
- A part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time.
- a lively entertainment spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
noun
- a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
- (slang) Abbreviation of atomic bomb; a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power; in particular, those that rely on the uncontrolled explosive chain reaction of nuclear fission.
verb
noun
- a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
- (uncountable, colloquial, with the) The possession of one or more atomic bombs; the ability to launch a nuclear attack.
- (countable, military) A nuclear weapon that obtains its destructive energy from nuclear fission.
noun
- (nuclear physics) A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.
- (programming) A code cave.
- (figuratively, also slang) The vagina.
- A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
- (caving) A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.
- (slang, politics, often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.
- A place of retreat, such as a man cave.
- (drilling, uncountable) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.
- (mining) A collapse or cave-in.
- A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.
- A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.
- a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
intj
verb
- To collapse.
- To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.
- To hollow out or undermine.
- (figurative) To surrender.
- (mining) In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.
- explore natural caves
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening
noun
- (nuclear physics, engineering) A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
- nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
noun
- (nuclear physics) Initialism of decay product.
- (baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.
- Initialism of dynamic positioning.
- Initialism of display port.
- (chemistry) Initialism of degree of polymerization.
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of Daytona prototype.
- (computing) Initialism of developer preview.
- (film) Initialism of director of photography.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of determiner phrase.
- (slang) Initialism of dickpic.
- Initialism of data processing.
- (slang) Initialism of double penetration.
- Initialism of display picture.
- Initialism of displaced person.
- (computer science) Initialism of dynamic programming.
- Initialism of delusional parasitosis.
- a person forced to flee from home or country
name
verb
noun
- (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
- (nuclear physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
- an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
- a qualitative change
- The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- (alchemy) The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
noun
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
noun
- (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
- (figurative) A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.
- (physical chemistry) A chemical reaction where the products of the reaction influence the reactants of a following reaction, leading to positive feedback.
- a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
- a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others
noun
- (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
- (physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
noun
- (physics) The probability that a particular nuclear reaction will take place.
- (mathematics, statistics) A sample meant to be representative of a whole population.
- A section formed by a plane cutting through an object, usually at right angles to an axis.
- a sample meant to be representative of a whole population
- (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
- a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
noun
- (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
- A process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different element or a different isotope of the same element.
adj
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
- (order theory, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0) Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
- Infinitesimally small.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (colloquial, by extension) Very strong and overpowering.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- of or relating to or comprising atoms
- immeasurably small
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noun
- (nuclear physics) Any of two or more atomic nuclei with the same mass number and atomic number but with different radioactive properties.
- (physical chemistry) Any of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but with different structure.
- a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
noun
- Initialism of nuclear ship, a nuclear-powered ship.
- (informal) Initialism of NATO state.
- (Ireland, usually as part of a name) Initialism of National School.
- Initialism of neutron star.
- Initialism of namespace.
- Initialism of name server.
- Initialism of neutral spirit (“alcohol”).
- Initialism of nervous system.
- Initialism of native speaker.
- Initialism of no show.
- (Singapore) Initialism of national service.
- Initialism of Nintendo Switch.
- (politics, Internet slang) Initialism of National Socialism.
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name
- Initialism of New Style (of dates).
- (Malaysia) Initialism of Negeri Sembilan: a state of Malaysia.
- Initialism of Noble Sanctuary.
- (rail transport) Norfolk Southern (Railroad)
- (Internet, historical) Initialism of Netscape.
- (rail transport) Initialism of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (“Dutch Railways”).
- Initialism of Nova Scotia: a province of Canada.
noun
- (nuclear physics, engineering) Initialism of pebble-bed reactor.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of physically based rendering.
- (military, nautical, law enforcement) Initialism of patrol boat, rigid, a type of river patrol boat used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
- (botany, agriculture, horticulture) Initialism of plant breeders' rights.
- (computing) Initialism of policy-based routing.
- (firearms) Initialism of point-blank range.
- (firearms) Initialism of plastic baton round, a type of non-lethal projectile more commonly known as the plastic bullet.
- (ecology) Initialism of potential biological removal.
name
noun
- (nuclear physics) The minimum amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- (by extension, figurative) The minimum amount of something or the minimum number of people needed to trigger a phenomenon.
- the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
- the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
noun
- (politics) The word nuclear.
- (euphemistic, by generalization) Any word, regardless of its starting letter, that is used oppressively, marginalizes or oppresses a group of people.
- (linguistics) A Danish/Swedish/Norwegian noun of the common gender (their indefinite article being en), as opposed to t-words, nouns of the neuter gender (their indefinite article being et).
- (euphemistic) The word Nazi.
- (linguistics) A negation word, such as not, nobody, or nothing.
- (euphemistic) The word nigger or nigga or nigra.
noun
- Radioactive energy.
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
adj
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
- (order theory, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0) Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
- Infinitesimally small.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (colloquial, by extension) Very strong and overpowering.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- of or relating to or comprising atoms
- immeasurably small
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adv
name
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- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
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noun
adj
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
- (biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
- Relating to, being of, or comprising the nuclear family.
- Having nuclear weapons.
- (by extension, figurative, of a solution or response) Involving an extreme course of action, or one with severe consequences.
- Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
- Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
- of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
- constituting or like a nucleus