atomic pile

NOUN

nuclear reactor

Synonyms

WEAK

atomic reactor chain reactor chain-reacting pile fission reactor pile reactor reactor pile

Example Sentences

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They brought the hair from a known arsenic victim to "Zo�," the atomic pile at Ch�tillon.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tenth anniversary of the first chain reaction in an atomic pile was celebrated at: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

Chita Rivera is a one-woman atomic pile, and her dances are radioactive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Delayed neutrons make an atomic pile possible: they allow time for adjusting its speed of reaction.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were two methods to choose from: a cyclotrongenerated neutron beam or a chain-reacting atomic pile.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik