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atomic piles

atomic piles is the plural of atomic pile.

Meaning of atomic pile

Noun

atomic pile (plural atomic piles)

  1. (nuclear physics) An early nuclear reactor fueled by uranium and moderated with graphite.
    • 1948 The second atomic pile at the Government's research establishment at Harwell […] is expected to be brought into use this summer – The Times (London), May 11 1948, pg 2 col A
    Synonyms:
    nuclear pile

Questions about atomic piles

What is atomic piles the plural of?
Atomic piles is the plural of atomic pile.

Words near atomic piles in the dictionary

  1. atomic operating systems
  2. atomic orbital
  3. atomic orbitals
  4. atomic physics
  5. atomic pile
  6. atomic piles
  7. atomic power
  8. atomic radii
  9. atomic radius
  10. atomic reactor
  11. atomic reactors

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