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reactor vs pile

pile vs reactor

reactor and pile both are nouns.

reactor is not a verb while pile is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reactor Yes No No No
pile Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pile is a hyponym of reactor; that is, pile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reactor:
  • reactor: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
  • pile: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
Other hyponyms of reactor include atomic pile, atomic reactor, chain reactor, breeder reactor, fast reactor, gas-cooled reactor, liquid metal reactor, thermal reactor, fusion reactor, thermonuclear reactor, water-cooled reactor.
reactor (noun) pile (noun)
(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
reactor (verb) pile (verb)
arrange in stacks
place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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