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neutron moderator

neutron moderator noun: a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

Noun

neutron moderator (plural neutron moderators)

  1. (nuclear energy) A medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

neutron moderator meaning in Tamil

neutron moderator in Tamil

நியூத்திரன்மட்டுப்படுத்தி

Forms of neutron moderator

pluralneutron moderators

Questions about neutron moderator

What does neutron moderator mean?
Neutron moderator means a medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.
What is neutron moderator in Tamil?
Neutron moderator in Tamil is நியூத்திரன்மட்டுப்படுத்தி. See Neutron moderator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neutron moderator?
Neutron moderator is a noun.
What is the plural of neutron moderator?
The plural of neutron moderator is neutron moderators.

Words near neutron moderator in the dictionary

  1. neutron halo
  2. neutron halos
  3. neutron interferometer
  4. neutron interferometers
  5. neutron matter
  6. neutron moderator
  7. neutron moderators
  8. neutron number
  9. neutron numbers
  10. neutron optics
  11. neutron poison

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