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Meanings of control rod in English

Russian
поглощающий стержень

Part of cuclear reactor.

        поглощающий стержень
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        Examples for "absorbing rod"
        Examples for "absorbing rod"
        1
        A clever shock- absorbing rod (extruded from aerospace-quality 7075-T6 aluminum) stabilized the massive load side to side and channeled it down into the custom-moldable hip belt.
        Wired
        Usage of control rod in English
        1
        Buddy Briskow was running the rig, and the dexterity with which he handled brake and control rod gave him pride.
        Flowing Gold
        2
        The U.S. reactors were named because they have a similar control rod blade design to the reactor with crack indications.
        Reuters
        3
        I hit the buttons to withdraw all the control rods from the reactor.
        Future Lovecraft
        4
        Circuit breaker has blown on one of the control rods.
        The charlemagne pursuit
        5
        Modern reactor control rods are held in place with claw-like devices, held closed by current.
        The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000
        6
        Inserting control rods now.
        Stars rain down
        7
        All of the control rods, the graphite, the fuel rods and everything else blew out of the reactor and landed on the rooftops nearby.
        News.com.au
        8
        So he steadily drew toward him, until within twenty yards, when he let go of his controlling rod, and picked up the rifle beside him.
        The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies
        9
        'When the last piece of enriched uranium was inserted, the control rods pulled out, and the reactor brought up to criticality-everythingwent dead.
        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
        Translations for control rod