Meanings
nouncontrol rod (plural control rods)
plural control rods
- Any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.
Holonym: nuclear reactor
1 more example
A faulty control rod design was a key factor in causing the 1986 steam explosion of a reactor at Chernobyl.
Translations
Catalan barra de control
- barra de controlTranslations
Dutch regelstaaf
- regelstaafTranslations
Finnish säätösauva
- säätösauvaTranslations
French barre de commande
- barre de commandeTranslations
German Steuerstab, Kontrollstab
- SteuerstabTranslations
- KontrollstabTranslations
- RegelstabTranslations
Japanese 制御棒
- 制御棒 (seigyo bō)Translations
Korean 제어봉
- 제어봉 (jeeobong)Translations
Tagalog tandos-panupil
- tandos-panupilTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
control rod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20rod
MLA
“control rod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20rod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “control rod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20rod.
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