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Definition of "reactor" []

  • One that reacts to a stimulus. (noun)
  • Electronics A circuit element, such as a coil, used to introduce reactance. (noun)
  • Physics A nuclear reactor. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reactor" in a sentence
  • "The “construction jobs” ‘created’ to build the nuclear reactor *** ARE *** counted as “green jobs” since the reactor is a green source of electricity."
  • "Also, due to the latent radioactivity in the reactor core, the decommissioning of a reactor is a slow process which has to take place in stages; the plans of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority for decommissioning reactors have an average 50 year time frame."
  • "This reactor is an excellent and elegant solution to the non-polluting heat source problem."