atomic pile

atomic pile

n. An early type of nuclear reactor whose core consisted of alternating layers of uranium pellets and graphite bricks, designed to create a sustained fission reaction.

atomic pile

n (Nuclear Physics) the original name for a nuclear reactor

re•ac•tor

(riˈæk tər)

n. 1. one that reacts or undergoes reaction. 2. Elect. a device whose primary purpose is to introduce reactance into a circuit. 3. an apparatus in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction is sustained and controlled, for generating heat or producing useful radiation. 4. (esp. in industry) a large container, as a vat, for substances undergoing chemical reactions. [1885–90]

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Noun

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atomic pile - a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energyatomic reactor, chain reactor, pilenuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements

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