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