moderator

mod·er·a·tor

M0362700 (mŏd′ə-rā′tər)n.1. One that moderates, as:a. One that arbitrates or mediates.b. One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate.2. The officer who presides over a synod or general assembly of the Presbyterian Church.3. Physics A substance, such as water or graphite, used in a nuclear reactor to decrease the speed of fast neutrons and increase the likelihood of fission.

moderator

(ˈmɒdəˌreɪtə) n1. a person or thing that moderates2. (Protestantism) Presbyterian Church a minister appointed to preside over a Church court, synod, or general assembly3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a presiding officer at a public or legislative assembly4. (Nuclear Physics) a material, such as heavy water or graphite, used for slowing down neutrons in the cores of nuclear reactors so that they have more chance of inducing nuclear fission5. (Education) an examiner at Oxford or Cambridge Universities in first public examinations6. (Education) (in Britain and New Zealand) one who is responsible for consistency of standards in the grading of some educational assessments7. (Computer Science) a person who monitors the conversations in an on-line chatroom for bad language, inappropriate content, etc ˈmodeˌratorship n

mod•er•a•tor

(ˈmɒd əˌreɪ tər)

n. 1. a person or thing that moderates. 2. a person who presides over a group event or meeting. 3. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to slow neutrons to speeds at which they are more efficient in causing fission. [1350–1400]

mod·er·a·tor

(mŏd′ə-rā′tər) A substance, such as graphite or water, placed in a nuclear reactor to slow neutrons down to speeds at which they are likely to cause additional nuclear fission.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactorsnuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elementsinhibitor - a substance that retards or stops an activitydeuterium oxide, heavy water - water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
	2.	moderator - in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assemblypresiding officer - the leader of a group meeting
	3.	moderator - someone who presides over a forum or debatepresiding officer - the leader of a group meeting
	4.	moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violencego-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between partiesmodifier - a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

Translations

modérateurprésidentmoderatorecommissario esternoapresentadorмодератор