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Meaning of neutron moderator | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A medium that reduces the speed of fast neutrons, ideally without capturing any, leaving them as thermal neutrons with only minimal (thermal) kinetic energy.

Equivalents

Suomi hidastinaine

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

neutron number neutron optics neutron poison neutron scattering neutron spectrometry neutron star

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