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control rod in Tagalog

tandos-panupil

control rod in Tagalog: tandos-panupil. In English, control rod means any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.

Tagalog words for control rod

Translations
tandos-panupil

English meaning of control rod

  1. noun Any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.

Full definition of control rod

control rod in a sentence

  • Holonym: nuclear reactor
  • A faulty control rod design was a key factor in causing the 1986 steam explosion of a reactor at Chernobyl.

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Questions about control rod in Tagalog

What is the meaning of control rod in Tagalog?
Control rod in Tagalog is tandos-panupil.
Ano ang control rod sa Tagalog?
Control rod: tandos-panupil.
What does control rod mean in English?
Control rod means any of a number of steel tubes, containing boron or other neutron absorber, that are inserted into the core of a nuclear reactor in order to control its rate of reaction.

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