Definition of Burnup

1. Noun. A high-speed motorcycle race on a public road.


2. Noun. The amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor).
Generic synonyms: Consumption, Expenditure, Using Up

Definition of Burnup

1. Noun. (physics) A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnup

burnsite
burnstickle
burnstickles
burnt
burnt-out
burnt alum
burnt down
burnt lime
burnt offering
burnt orange
burnt oranges
burnt sienna
burnt to a crisp
burnt umber
burntness
burnup (current term)
burnups
buron
burons
buroo
buroos
burp
burp gun
burpalite
burped
burpee
burpees
burpin'
burping
burps

Literary usage of Burnup

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

1. Spent Nuclear Fuel Discharges from U. S. Reactors (1993) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Annual Discharges and burnup A total of 98400 spent nuclear fuel assemblies ... Annual spent fuel discharges and burnup values are summarized in Table 5. ..."

2. The Practical Railway Engineer: Examples of the Mechanical and Engineering by George Drysdale Dempsey (1847)
"Mr. Cuthbert burnup made one so early as 1829, for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway." The best size for waggons is such that they will contain 2^ cubic ..."

3. History, Topography, and Directory of Northumberland: Comprising a General by Whellan, William, & Co (1855)
"Barras-bridge burnup J. builder,39, West Clayton-street; ho. ... 6, Jesmond-terrace burnup W. & C. timber merchants, saw mill owners and builders, ..."

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