fast reactor

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   nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used

   Antonymsthermal reactor

   Broadernuclear reactor

Questions about fast reactor

What does fast reactor mean?

fast reactor means "nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used".

What is the opposite of fast reactor?

The recorded antonyms are thermal reactor.

Is fast reactor a common word?

fast reactor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.