Meltdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping

a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛltdaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛltdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛltdaʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɛltdaʊn/.

Examples

there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nuclear meltdown

Parts of Speech

noun	severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
noun	a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown “there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kernschmelze

Starke Überhitzung des Kerns eines Kernreaktors, die dazu führt, dass der Kern schmilzt und Strahlung austritt

🇫🇷French

effondrement

surchauffe grave du cœur d'un réacteur nucléaire entraînant la fusion du cœur et la fuite des radiations

🇪🇸Spanish

fusión de un reactor

Sobrecalentamiento severo del núcleo de un reactor nuclear que provoca que el núcleo se derrita y se escape la radiación.

🇮🇹Italian

fusione

grave surriscaldamento del nocciolo di un reattore nucleare con conseguente fusione del nocciolo e fuoriuscita di radiazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

instorting

ernstige oververhitting van de kern van een kernreactor, waardoor de kern smelt en straling ontsnapt

🇵🇹Portuguese

colapso

superaquecimento severo do núcleo de um reator nuclear, resultando no derretimento do núcleo e no escape de radiação

🇷🇺Russian

крах

сильный перегрев активной зоны ядерного реактора, приводящий к плавлению активной зоны и выходу радиации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंदी

परमाणु रिएक्टर के कोर के गंभीर रूप से गर्म होने के परिणामस्वरूप कोर पिघल जाता है और विकिरण निकल जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গলে যাওয়া

একটি পারমাণবিক চুল্লির কেন্দ্রের তীব্র অতিরিক্ত উত্তাপের ফলে মূল গলে যায় এবং বিকিরণ বেরিয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

உருகுதல்

அணு உலையின் மையப்பகுதியை அதிக வெப்பமாக்குதல், இதன் விளைவாக மைய உருகும் மற்றும் கதிர்வீச்சு வெளியேறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగిపోవడం

అణు రియాక్టర్ యొక్క కోర్ యొక్క తీవ్రమైన వేడెక్కడం ఫలితంగా కోర్ ద్రవీభవన మరియు రేడియేషన్ తప్పించుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वितळणे

अणुभट्टीच्या गाभ्याचे तीव्र अतिउष्णतेमुळे कोर वितळणे आणि रेडिएशन बाहेर पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેલ્ટડાઉન

પરમાણુ રિએક્ટરના કોરનું ગંભીર ઓવરહિટીંગ પરિણામે કોર ગલન થાય છે અને કિરણોત્સર્ગ બહાર નીકળી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗುವಿಕೆ

ಪರಮಾಣು ರಿಯಾಕ್ಟರ್‌ನ ಕೋರ್‌ನ ತೀವ್ರ ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಕೋರ್ ಕರಗುವಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಿರಣವು ಹೊರಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുകൽ

ഒരു ന്യൂക്ലിയർ റിയാക്ടറിൻ്റെ കാമ്പിനെ അമിതമായി ചൂടാക്കുകയും അതിൻ്റെ ഫലമായി കാമ്പ് ഉരുകുകയും റേഡിയേഷൻ രക്ഷപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਘਲਣਾ

ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਰਿਐਕਟਰ ਦੇ ਕੋਰ ਦੀ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਓਵਰਹੀਟਿੰਗ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੋਰ ਪਿਘਲਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਨਿਕਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پگھلاؤ

جوہری ری ایکٹر کے کور کی شدید حد سے زیادہ گرمی جس کے نتیجے میں کور پگھلتا ہے اور تابکاری فرار ہوتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

崩溃

核反应堆堆芯严重过热，导致堆芯熔化和辐射逸出

🇯🇵Japanese

メルトダウン

原子炉の炉心の深刻な過熱により、炉心が溶融し、放射線が漏れること

🇰🇷Korean

붕괴

원자로 노심의 심각한 과열로 노심이 녹고 방사선이 누출되는 현상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự suy sụp

Lõi của lò phản ứng hạt nhân quá nóng nghiêm trọng dẫn đến tan chảy lõi và thoát ra bức xạ

🇹🇭Thai

การล่มสลาย

ความร้อนสูงเกินไปอย่างรุนแรงของแกนเครื่องปฏิกรณ์นิวเคลียร์ ส่งผลให้แกนกลางหลอมละลายและรังสีหลุดออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehancuran

panas berlebih yang parah pada inti reaktor nuklir mengakibatkan inti meleleh dan radiasi keluar

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkatunaw

matinding overheating ng core ng isang nuclear reactor na nagreresulta sa pagtunaw ng core at pag-alis ng radiation

🇲🇾Malay

kehancuran

kepanasan melampau teras reaktor nuklear yang mengakibatkan lebur teras dan radiasi terlepas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانهيار

ارتفاع درجة حرارة قلب المفاعل النووي بشدة مما يؤدي إلى ذوبان القلب وتسرب الإشعاع

🇮🇷Persian

ذوب شدن

گرمای بیش از حد شدید هسته یک راکتور هسته ای که منجر به ذوب شدن هسته و خروج تشعشعات می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

erime

nükleer reaktörün çekirdeğinin aşırı ısınması sonucu çekirdeğin erimesi ve radyasyonun kaçması

🇮🇱Hebrew

התמוטטות

התחממות יתר חמורה של הליבה של כור גרעיני וכתוצאה מכך הליבה נמסה וקרינה בריחת

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