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Kernschmelze — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • meltdown noun A serious overheating accident in which the fuel inside a nuclear reactor melts, risking a release of radiation.

Senses

Kernschmelze is used for these senses in English:

  • meltdown Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and potentially in radiation escaping.
  • nuclear meltdown A severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating

meltdown — full definition

  1. noun A serious overheating accident in which the fuel inside a nuclear reactor melts, risking a release of radiation.
  2. noun A sudden collapse or crisis, especially in a financial or organizational sense.
  3. noun A sudden loss of emotional control; an outburst of anger, panic, or distress.
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