el
masculine
/reakˈtoɾ/
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Translation
reactor
Word origin
Formed from Latin re- ('again, back') plus agere ('to drive, do'), the source of reagir ('to react'). The same root gives English 'react' and 'reactor'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- re- + agere
- English cognates
- react, reactor
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralreactores
Examples
nuclear mucha .
The nuclear reactor produces a lot of energy.
ingenieros .
The engineers inspected the reactor at the power station.
.
The plane has four powerful jet engines.
Apagaron .
They shut down the reactor for safety reasons.
fallo causó .
A fault in the reactor caused the alarm.
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