HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Meaning of HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE in English

Waste generated in core fuel of a nuclear reactor, found at nuclear reactors or by nuclear fuel reprocessing; is a serious threat to anyone who comes near the waste without shielding. (See: low-level radioactive waste .)

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

RADIOACTIVE — radio·active adj radioactive
Interlingua English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — radyo-aktibo
English-Visayan vocabulary
RADIOACTIVE — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity, ~ly adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
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WASTE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEVEL — I. ˈlevəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English livel, level, from Middle French livel, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin libellum, …
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HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RADIOACTIVE — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary radio- + active : of, relating to, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity radioactive element …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASTE — — wastable , adj. — wasteless , adj. /wayst/ , v. , wasted, wasting , n. , adj. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RADIOACTIVE — — radioactively , adv. /ray'dee oh ak"tiv/ , adj. Physics, Chem. of, pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by radioactivity. [ …
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LEVEL — — levelly , adv. — levelness , n. /lev"euhl/ , adj., n., v., leveled, leveling or ( esp. Brit. ) …
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HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
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RADIOACTIVE — adj. emitting energy as a result of atomic decay, radiating energy in waves or moving particles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WASTE — I. ˈwāst noun Etymology: Middle English waste, wast; in sense 1, from Anglo-French wast, from wast, gast, guast, adjective, desolate, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEVEL — I. ˈle-vəl noun Etymology: Middle English, plumb line, from Anglo-French livel, from Vulgar Latin * libellum, alteration of Latin libella, …
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HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
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RADIOACTIVE — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 : of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity • ra·dio·ac·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASTE — adj lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous. 2. waste ·v old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant …
Webster English vocab
LEVEL — adj straightforward; direct; clear; open. 2. level ·noun a horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine. 3. level ·adj …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — ■ adjective emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles. Derivatives ~ly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASTE — [waste] n [ME waste, wast; in sense 1, fr. ONF wast, fr. wast, adj., desolate, waste, fr. L vastus; in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — [ra.dio.ac.tive] adj [ISV] (1898): of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity -- ra.dio.ac.tive.ly adv
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HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — radioactive BrE AmE ˌreɪd i‿əʊ ˈækt ɪv ◂ AmE \ ˌ••oʊ- ▷ radioactive|ly li ▶ ˌ radio ˌ active de …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WASTE — / weɪst; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb [ vn ] NOT USE WELL 1. waste sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RADIOACTIVE — / ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv; NAmE -oʊˈæk-/ adjective sending out harmful radiation caused when the nuclei (= central parts) of atoms are broken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEVEL — / ˈlevl; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun AMOUNT 1. [ C ] the amount of sth …
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HIGH
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WASTE — I. waste 1 S2 W3 /weɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wastage , ↑ waste , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RADIOACTIVE — ra ‧ di ‧ o ‧ ac ‧ tive /ˌreɪdiəʊˈæktɪv◂ $ -dioʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective a radioactive substance is dangerous …
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LEVEL — I. lev ‧ el 1 S1 W1 /ˈlev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
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HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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WASTE — v., adj., & n. --v. 1 tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RADIOACTIVE — adj. of or exhibiting radioactivity. øøradioactively adv.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEVEL
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
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WASTE — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RADIOACTIVE — adj. of or exhibiting radioactivity. radioactively adv.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASTE — v., adj., & n. --v. 1. tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — adj. of or exhibiting radioactivity. Derivatives: radioactively adv.
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
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WASTE — ( wastes, wasting, wasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RADIOACTIVE — Something that is radioactive contains a substance that produces energy in the form of powerful and harmful rays. The government …
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LEVEL — ( levels, levelling, levelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
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HIGH
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RADIOACTIVE — Something that is ~ contains a substance that produces energy in the form of powerful and harmful rays. The government …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WASTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rubbish/waste bin ▪ The rubbish bin is full. a waste pipe ▪ What’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RADIOACTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a radioactive substance (= containing a form of energy that can harm people ) ▪ …
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LEVEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a level of ability/ability level ▪ The children were of the same age and …
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HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASTE — (UNWANTED MATTER) [noun] - unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left after useful substances or …
Cambridge English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — [adjective]Radioactive means possessing or producing the energy which comes from the breaking up of atoms.a radioactive gasUranium is a radioactive …
Cambridge English vocab
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
RADIOACTIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
RADIOACTIVE — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ dangerously , highly ▪ slightly Radioactive is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WASTE — INDEX: 1. to waste something 2. something that wastes time, money etc RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ SAVE to spend a …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RADIOACTIVE — Having the property of releasing radiation.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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