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water-cooled reactor

 

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Noun water-cooled reactor has 1 sense
  1. water-cooled reactor - nuclear reactor using water as a coolant
    --1 is a kind of
    nuclear reactor, reactor
    --1 has particulars: boiling water reactor, BWR; pressurized water reactor, PWR

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Water-Cooled Reactor

Definition:

A water-cooled reactor is a type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator to control the nuclear fission reactions within the reactor core. This design is commonly used in nuclear power plants for electricity generation.

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1:

As a noun, a water-cooled reactor refers to a specific type of nuclear reactor that uses water as a primary coolant, absorbing and dissipating heat produced from nuclear reactions.

Example sentence: The water-cooled reactor at the power plant efficiently generates electricity while maintaining safe operating temperatures.

Sense 2:

As an adjective, water-cooled reactor describes anything related to or associated with a nuclear reactor that employs water as a cooling medium.

Example sentence: The engineers are conducting tests on the water-cooled reactor technology to improve its efficiency.

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