meltdown

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معنی و تعریف

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اسم

تعریف:

فاجعه‌ای قابل مقایسه با ذوب هسته‌ای

a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown

مثال‌ها:

  • The company's financial meltdown led to thousands of job losses.
  • The political meltdown caused widespread chaos in the country.
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اسم

تعریف:

گرم شدن شدید هسته یک رآکتور هسته‌ای که منجر به ذوب هسته و نشت تشعشع می‌شود

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

مترادف‌ها:

مثال‌ها:

  • The engineers worked frantically to prevent a meltdown after the cooling system failed.
  • A meltdown at the power plant would have catastrophic consequences for the surrounding area.