BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR)

Meaning of BOILING WATER REACTOR (BWR) in English

A nuclear reactor in which water, used as both coolant and moderator, is allowed to boil in the core. The resulting steam can be used directly to drive a turbine generating electric power.

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REACTOR — n reagent; also: [Atomic Phys.] reactor
Interlingua English vocab
REACTOR — noun Date: 1890 one that reacts, a device (as a coil, winding, or conductor of small resistance) used to introduce …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
BOILING — Cooking of food by immersion in water, stock, or other liquid heated to its boiling point . Boiling is used …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOILING — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of boilen 1. a. : heated to the boiling point : bubbling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REACTOR — rē+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary react + -or 1. : one that reacts: as a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOILING — (a.) Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with …
Английский словарь Webster
BOILING — ( a. ) Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REACTOR — /ree ak"teuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction. 2. Elect. a device whose primary …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOILING — — boilingly , adv. /boy"ling/ , adj. 1. having reached the boiling point; steaming or bubbling up under the action …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOILING — I. ˈbȯi(-ə)-liŋ adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. : heated to the boiling point b. : torrid a boiling sun …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
BOILING — noun exposure to the action of a hot liquid. 2. boiling ·noun the act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation. …
Webster English vocab
BWR — ■ abbreviation boiling-water reactor.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOILING — [boil.ing] adj (14c) 1 a: heated to the boiling point b: torrid "a ~ sun" 2: intensely agitated "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOILING — the cooking of food by immersion in water that has been heated to near its boiling point (212 F at …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REACTOR — reactor BrE AmE ri ˈækt ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reactor|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOILING — boiling BrE AmE ˈbɔɪ ə l ɪŋ ▶ ˈ boiling point BrE AmE ▶ ˌ boiling ˈ water BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOILING — / ˈbɔɪlɪŋ; NAmE / (also ˌboiling ˈhot ) adjective very hot SYN baking : You must be boiling in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REACTOR — re ‧ ac ‧ tor AC /riˈæktə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ reaction …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOILING — boil ‧ ing S3 /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ boil , ↑ boiler …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REACTOR — n. 1 a person or thing that reacts. 2 (in full nuclear reactor) an apparatus or structure in which a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BWR — abbr. boiling-water (nuclear) reactor.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOILING — adj. (also boiling hot) colloq. very hot.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REACTOR — n. 1 a person or thing that reacts. 2 (in full nuclear reactor) an apparatus or structure in which a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BWR — abbr. boiling-water (nuclear) reactor.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
REACTOR — n.1 a person or thing that reacts. 2 (in full nuclear reactor) an apparatus or structure in which a controlled …
Oxford English vocab
BWR — abbr. boiling-water (nuclear) reactor.
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REACTOR — ( reactors) A reactor is the same as a nuclear reactor . N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOILING — 1. Something that is boiling or boiling hot is very hot. ‘It’s boiling in here,’ complained Miriam... Often the food …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REACTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fast breeder reactor nuclear reactor COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE advanced ▪ In 1965 the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOILING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES boiling point ▪ Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point . boiling/scalding/steaming …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
REACTOR — nuclear reactor [noun] [C] - a device in which atoms are either divided or joined in order to produce power
Cambridge English vocab
BOILING — [adjective] [not gradable] figurative informalShe scalded herself on some boiling water.(figurative informal) Boiling can also mean very hot.We don't usually …
Cambridge English vocab
BOILING — n. Cooking of food by immersion in water, stock, or other liquid heated to its boiling point . Boiling is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REACTOR — Synonyms and related words : atomic pile, breeder reactor, bricks, chain reactor, chain-reacting pile, fast pile, furnace, heterogeneous reactor, homogeneous …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
REACTOR — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear , nuclear-power ▪ breeder , fast , fast-breeder , fission , fusion , gas-cooled , light-water …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOILING — I. adj. Boiling is used with these nouns: ↑ heat , ↑ point , ↑ rage , ↑ temperature , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOILING — n. 25B6; adjective boiling water : AT BOILING POINT, at 100 degrees centigrade; very hot, piping hot; bubbling. (informal) it …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BWR — Boiling Water Reactor.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
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Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
REACTOR — See stator and thermal reactor .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
WATER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REACTOR — сущ. 1) физ. реактор, атомный котел atomic reactor ≈ ядерный реактор breeder reactor ≈ (ядерный) реактор-размножитель, бридерный реактор fission reactor …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BWR — сокр. [boiling water reactor] кипящий (ядерный) реактор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BWR — сокр. [boiling water reactor] кипящий (ядерный) реактор
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOILING — 1. сущ. 1) кипение, вскипание Syn : ebullition 2) кипячение ∙ the whole boiling 2. прил. 1) кипящий, вскипающий 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REACTOR — Reactor
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
WATER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REACTOR — reactor.ogg rıʹæktə n 1. эл. дроссель, реактивная катушка; реактор 2. тех. реактор, реакционная камера 3. физ. ядерный реактор, атомный реактор …
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