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Definition: Control Rod |
Control RodNoun1. A steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | A rod, plate, or tube containing a material such as hafnium, boron, etc., used to control the power of a nuclear reactor. By absorbing neutrons, a control rod prevents the neutrons from causing further fissions. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A shaft, usually having limited rotary motion, whose function is to engage and disengage a coupling or a gear wheel. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Control Rod |
| Specialty definitions using "control rod": absorber rod worth ♦ control rod follower, control rod worth ♦ delay period, delay time ♦ follower rod ♦ NUCLEAR-PLANT TECHNICAL ADVISOR. (references) |
Expressions using "control rod": control rod follower ♦ control rod shadowing ♦ control rod worth. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
auto control rod | 5 |
control rod | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "control rod"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udrykker aksel (disengaging shaft), styrestang (handlebar, push rod, stilt, tie-rod), stødstang (link rod, push rod). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | stuurstang (push rod), ontkoppelingsas (disengaging shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bielle rigide, barre de contrôle, barre de commande, arbre de débrayage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Steuerstange (push rod), Schaltwelle (disengaging shaft), Ausrückwelle (disengaging shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ωστηρία ράβδος (push rod), άξονας αποσύμπλεξης (disengaging shaft), διωστήρας (connecting rod, conn-rod, con-rod, piston rod, pitman, push rod, pusher, rod). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | asta di spinta (push rod, unlockable rod), asta di comando (push rod), albero di disinnesto (disengaging shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 制御' . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいぎょぼう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontrolcay odray impulsor (impeller, pusher), biela de comando (push rod), árvore de comando (disengaging shaft). (various references) árbol de embrague (disengaging shaft). (various references) urkopplingsaxel (disengaging shaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-l-n-o-o-o-r-r-t" | |
-3 letters: control. | |
-4 letters: condor, cordon, croton, doctor. | |
-5 letters: cloot, codon, colon, color, condo, conto, croon, dolor, donor, drool, rondo, rotor, tondo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-l-n-o-o-o-r-r-t" | |
+4 letters: bronchodilator, overcontrolled. | |
+5 letters: bronchodilators. | |
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