control rod
1control rod — n. an adjustable rod or bar containing a neutron absorbing material or, in a fast reactor, fuel used to regulate the fission chain reaction inside a nuclear reactor core …
2Control rod — PWR control rod assembly, above fuel element A control rod is a rod made of chemical elements capable of absorbing many neutrons without fissioning themselves. They are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of uranium and… …
3control rod — valdymo strypas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. control rod vok. Steuerstab, m rus. управляющий стержень, m pranc. barre de commande, f …
4control rod — valdymo strypas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Paslanki reaktoriaus dalis (strypas, vamzdelis, plokštė ir pan.), keičianti reaktyvumą ir valdanti reaktoriaus galią. atitikmenys: angl. control rod vok. Kommandostab, m; Kontrollstab, m;… …
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5control rod — /kənˈtroʊl rɒd/ (say kuhn trohl rod) noun 1. Physics a rod or tube of neutron absorbing material that can be moved in and out of a nuclear reactor to control the rate of reaction. 2. Radio the electrode in a radio valve, lying between the cathode …
6control rod — noun a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction • Hypernyms: ↑rod • Part Holonyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor …
7control rod — A push pull rod for actuating controls from the cockpit. Control rods are used in manually operated flight control systems …
8control rod — n. steel or aluminum rod used to control the rate of the nuclear reaction …
9control rod — a neutron absorbing material, as boron or cadmium, in the shape of a rod or other configuration, that can be moved into or out of the core of a nuclear reactor to regulate the rate of fission. [1940 45] * * * …
10control rod — noun a rod of a neutron absorbing substance used to vary the output power of a nuclear reactor …
