meltdown

[ melt-doun ]

/ ˈmɛltˌdaʊn /

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noun

the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation.

a quickly developing breakdown or collapse: a bond-market meltdown;the meltdown of a marriage.

Informal. a sudden loss of control over one’s feelings or behavior: My toddler had a meltdown when I tried to leave the house.

Origin of meltdown

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase melt down

Words nearby meltdown

Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Melrose Park, melt, meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melt in one's mouth

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Example sentences from the Web for meltdown

The Big Five banks dubbed too big to fail, are 35 percent bigger than they were when the meltdown was triggered.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last year, it began to recover a bit for the first time since the meltdown—it was logged at $52,100 in June 2013.
The Real Reason Democrats Lost|Michael Tomasky|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then in 2008, the year of the meltdown, it dropped to $53,644.
The Real Reason Democrats Lost|Michael Tomasky|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The deficit is down to 2.8 percent of GDP, from a high of 10.1 percent in the wake of the meltdown.
The Real Reason Democrats Lost|Michael Tomasky|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After the most recent Avicii meltdown, an avid finger-pointing game has gone wild on the Web.
Don't Blame Avicii For His Druggy Tour|Abby Haglage|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for meltdown

meltdown

/ (ˈmɛltˌdaʊn) /

noun

(in a nuclear reactor) the melting of the fuel rods as a result of a defect in the cooling system, with the possible escape of radiation into the environment

informal a sudden disastrous failure with potential for widespread harm, as a stock-exchange crash

informal the process or state of irreversible breakdown or declinethe community is slowly going into meltdown

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for meltdown

meltdown

The most serious accident that can occur at a nuclear reactor. In a meltdown, the radioactive material in the reactor becomes very hot, melting some or all of the fuel in the reactor. A meltdown may or may not be followed by the release of radioactive material to the environment. A partial meltdown, with very little external radiation, occurred at Three Mile Island (see also Three Mile Island) in 1979; a complete meltdown happened at Chernobyl in 1986.

Scientific definitions for meltdown

meltdown

[ mĕlt′doun′ ]

Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.

单词	meltdown
释义	meltdown [ melt-doun ] / ˈmɛltˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meltdown ON THESAURUS.COM noun the melting of a significant portion of a nuclear-reactor core due to inadequate cooling of the fuel elements, a condition that could lead to the escape of radiation. a quickly developing breakdown or collapse: a bond-market meltdown;the meltdown of a marriage. Informal. a sudden loss of control over one’s feelings or behavior: My toddler had a meltdown when I tried to leave the house. Origin of meltdown First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase melt down Words nearby meltdown Melrose, Melrose Abbey, Melrose Park, melt, meltage, meltdown, meltemi, melter, melting point, melting pot, melt in one's mouth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meltdown The Big Five banks dubbed too big to fail, are 35 percent bigger than they were when the meltdown was triggered. Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton\|Eleanor Clift\|January 8, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Last year, it began to recover a bit for the first time since the meltdown—it was logged at $52,100 in June 2013. The Real Reason Democrats Lost\|Michael Tomasky\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then in 2008, the year of the meltdown, it dropped to $53,644. The Real Reason Democrats Lost\|Michael Tomasky\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The deficit is down to 2.8 percent of GDP, from a high of 10.1 percent in the wake of the meltdown. The Real Reason Democrats Lost\|Michael Tomasky\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After the most recent Avicii meltdown, an avid finger-pointing game has gone wild on the Web. Don't Blame Avicii For His Druggy Tour\|Abby Haglage\|June 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for meltdown meltdown / (ˈmɛltˌdaʊn) / noun (in a nuclear reactor) the melting of the fuel rods as a result of a defect in the cooling system, with the possible escape of radiation into the environment informal a sudden disastrous failure with potential for widespread harm, as a stock-exchange crash informal the process or state of irreversible breakdown or declinethe community is slowly going into meltdown Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to meltdown devastation, accident, crash, disaster, emergency, wreck, fiasco, mishap, trouble, failure, calamity, debacle, cataclysm, adversity, misery, tragedy, casualty, hardship, difficulty, crunch Cultural definitions for meltdown meltdown The most serious accident that can occur at a nuclear reactor. In a meltdown, the radioactive material in the reactor becomes very hot, melting some or all of the fuel in the reactor. A meltdown may or may not be followed by the release of radioactive material to the environment. A partial meltdown, with very little external radiation, occurred at Three Mile Island (see also Three Mile Island) in 1979; a complete meltdown happened at Chernobyl in 1986. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for meltdown meltdown [ mĕlt′doun′ ] Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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meltdown

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