reactor

noun · ree-AK-ter

CEFR C1

a machine that produces nuclear energy

रिएक्टर

Usage

a nuclear reactorthe reactor coreshut down a reactor

Examples

Engineers check the nuclear reactor every day.

The reactor was shut down for safety tests.

Common mistake

The power plant has two nuclear reactions.

The power plant has two nuclear reactors.

A reactor is the machine; a reaction is a process or a response.

Remember: Reactor = where the reaction happens.

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