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thermonuclear reactor vs nuclear reactor

nuclear reactor vs thermonuclear reactor

thermonuclear reactor and nuclear reactor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thermonuclear reactor Yes No No No
nuclear reactor Yes No No No
As nouns, nuclear reactor is a hypernym of thermonuclear reactor; that is, nuclear reactor is a word with a broader meaning than thermonuclear reactor:
  • thermonuclear reactor: a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
  • nuclear reactor: (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Other hypernyms of thermonuclear reactor include reactor.
thermonuclear reactor (noun) nuclear reactor (noun)
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
Difference between thermonuclear reactor and nuclear reactor

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