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单词 control rod
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control rod


noun

a neutron-absorbing material, as boron or cadmium, in the shape of a rod or other configuration, that can be moved into or out of the core of a nuclear reactor to regulate the rate of fission.

Origin of control rod

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby control rod

controlling image, controlling interest, control panel, control point, control rocket, control rod, control room, control stick, control surface, control survey, control syringe
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British Dictionary definitions for control rod

control rod

noun

one of a number of rods or tubes containing a neutron absorber, such as boron, that can be inserted into or retracted from the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction
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