Meanings
nounpressurized water reactor (plural pressurized water reactors)
plural pressurized water reactors
- A type of nuclear reactor which uses pressurized light water as a neutron moderator and coolant.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine
Similar
Broader
water-cooled reactor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish painevesireaktori
- painevesireaktoriform of nuclear power plant
German Druckwasserreaktor
- Druckwasserreaktorform of nuclear power plant
Russian во̀до-водяно́й я́дерный реа́ктор, во̀до-водяно́й реа́ктор
- во̀до-водяно́й я́дерный реа́ктор (vòdo-vodjanój jádernyj reáktor)form of nuclear power plant
- во̀до-водяно́й реа́ктор (vòdo-vodjanój reáktor)form of nuclear power plant
Swedish tryckvattenreaktor
- tryckvattenreaktorform of nuclear power plant
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APA
pressurized water reactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurized%20water%20reactor
MLA
“pressurized water reactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurized%20water%20reactor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pressurized water reactor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pressurized%20water%20reactor.
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