NUCLEAR MELTDOWN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

Synonyms:

meltdown; nuclear meltdown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("nuclear meltdown" is a kind of...):

overheating (excessive heating)

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