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burnup

burnup noun: a measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.

Noun

burnup (countable and uncountable, plural burnups)

  1. A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
  2. (dated) A high-speed ride in or on a motorcycle or other vehicle.
    • He went for a burnup on the motorway

Forms of burnup

pluralburnups

Origin of burnup

Deverbal from burn up.

Questions about burnup

What does burnup mean?
Burnup means a measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
What part of speech is burnup?
Burnup is a noun.
What is the plural of burnup?
The plural of burnup is burnups.

Words near burnup in the dictionary

  1. burnt-tailed barbs
  2. burntest
  3. Burntisland
  4. burntness
  5. Burntwood
  6. burnup
  7. burnups
  8. burnweed
  9. burnweeds
  10. Burnworth
  11. Burnworths

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