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reactor

reactor

noun rreh-ahk-TOHR Rare

Also means

jet engine

Usage Note

Reactor covers nuclear reactors (reactor nuclear) and jet engines, from which avión de reacción ('jet plane') takes its name. In Spain reactor is also informal shorthand for a jet aircraft. The plural reactores is regular.

Examples

"El reactor nuclear fue desactivado."

Natural Translation

The nuclear reactor was deactivated.

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