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initiator in Italian

initiator in Italian is iniziatrice, iniziatore — initiator means a person who starts something or sets it going.

initiator in Italian

iniziatrice
noun
One who initiates.
iniziatore
noun
One who initiates.

What does "initiator" mean?

  1. noun A person who starts something or sets it going.
  2. noun (chemistry) A substance that starts a chain reaction or the joining together of molecules.
  3. noun The part of a nuclear weapon that releases a burst of neutrons to set off the chain reaction.
    "‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman. ‘An initiator, you see, is what sets off a nuke.’"
  4. noun (computing) A task on a large central computer that starts several other jobs running.
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initiator in a sentence

  • ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman. ‘An initiator, you see, is what sets off a nuke.’

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What is "initiator" in Italian?
"initiator" in Italian is iniziatrice, iniziatore. initiator means: A person who starts something or sets it going.
Are there other ways to say "initiator" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "initiator": iniziatrice, iniziatore.
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