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Definition of Meltdown

1. Noun. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

2. Noun. A disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown. "There is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"

Definition of Meltdown

1. Noun. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping. ¹

2. Noun. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis. ¹

3. Noun. (figuratively) A tantrum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Meltdown

1. the melting of the core of a nuclear reactor [n -S]

Medical Definition of Meltdown

1. In a fission reactor, if there is insufficient coolant or the fission chain reaction proceeds too rapidly, heat can build up in the reactor fuel, causing it to melt. In extreme cases the whole fission core can melt down to (or even through) the reactor floor. Fusion reactors are not vulnerable to this. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meltdown

melpomene melpomenish mels melt melt away melt down melt into melt off melt sandwich meltabilities

meltability meltable meltage meltages meltaway meltdown (current term) meltdowns melted melter melters

meltest melteth meltier meltiest melting melting point melting points melting pot melting pots melting sign

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