Definition of Atomic pile

1. Noun. A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Reactor, Chain Reactor, Pile
Generic synonyms: Nuclear Reactor, Reactor

Definition of Atomic pile

1. Noun. (physics) an early nuclear reactor fuelled by uranium and moderated with graphite ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Pile

atomic number 89
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Literary usage of Atomic pile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
"The Muse alters and switches filters much as dreams do, mainly by pulling them out, the rods from the atomic pile, and lets life well up from the pool of ..."

2. Dictionnaire technologique ...: rédigé d'après les meilleurs ouvrages by Alexandre Tolhausen, Louis Tolhausen, Durand Gardissal (1854)
"... galvanic battery ; pile; r¡atomic pile, galvanische Säule ; Batterie, f. — volta¡quc à cellules, volta¡qu.e, de Volta, ..."

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