Atomic Pile Definition

noun
An early type of nuclear reactor whose core consisted of alternating layers of uranium pellets and graphite bricks, designed to create a sustained fission reaction.
American Heritage

Nuclear reactor.

Webster's New World

(physics) An early nuclear reactor fuelled by uranium and moderated with graphite.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • chain reactor
  • pile
  • atomic reactor

Other Word Forms of Atomic Pile

Noun

Singular:
atomic pile
Plural:
atomic-piles

Origin of Atomic Pile

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ELEILE

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