单词 | afterheat |
释义 | afterheat in British English (ˈɑːftəˌhiːt) noun the heat generated in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down, produced by residual radioactivity in the fuel elements afterheat in American English (ˈæftərˌhit, ˈɑːf-) noun Physics the heat generated by radioactivity remaining in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down Word origin [1970–75; after + heat]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: New Age, consciousness-raising, cornrow, good old boy, stress test |
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