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georeactor

noun

Etymology

From geo- + reactor.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from ācta
  3. derived from acte
  4. inherited from acte
  5. prefixed as react — “re + act”
  6. formed as reactor — “react + -or”
  7. prefixed as georeactor — “geo + reactor”

Definitions

  1. A geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.

    • Physicists analyzing a tiny sample of this ancient georeactor—discovered in the African country of Gabon in 1972—have now determined how it worked.

  2. Any man-made industrial structure built into the Earth's crust and operating on the…

    Any man-made industrial structure built into the Earth's crust and operating on the principle of nuclear fission.

  3. The theorized natural fission reactor at the center of the Earth which would account for…

    The theorized natural fission reactor at the center of the Earth which would account for the geomagnetic field.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA