melt down

Определение melt down в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"; melt; If an object is melted down, it is heated until it melts, so that the material can be used to make something else. Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue When Jefferson didn't like a pair of goblets given to him as a gift, he asked a local smith to melt them down Some thieves do not even bother to melt down stolen silver for its scrap value
meltdown: A tantrum
meltdown: Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
Four years have passed since the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, but the grim legacy of the Soviet catastrophe is still unfolding.
meltdown: A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis
Computer engineers were at a loss last night to explain why the Government had been hit by arguably the worst electronic meltdown in the history of Whitehall.
meltdown: The meltdown of a company, organization, or system is its sudden and complete failure. Urgent talks are going on to prevent the market going into financial meltdown during the summer. Occurrence in which a huge amount of thermal energy and radiation is released as a result of an uncontrolled chain reaction in a nuclear power reactor. The chain reaction that occurs in the reactor's core must be carefully regulated by control rods, which absorb neutrons, and a moderator, which reduces their energy. If the core becomes too hot, it can melt, releasing large amounts of radiation. See also Chernobyl accident
meltdown: 1. Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.2. (Informal) A disastrous or rapidly developing situation likened to the melting of a nuclear reactor core: “After several corporate meltdowns, only two reporters remain in [the] bureau” (David Fitzpatrick).3. (Informal) An emotional breakdown
meltdown: (deyim) Asap bozulması, sinir bozukluğu
Lady Lorex had a meltdown when she discovered that Rick, the gardener, had cut down her favourite rose bush.
meltdown: - The escalation of frustration to the point of uncontrolled and irrational behavior that may involve potential harm to self or others
meltdown: A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown
meltdown: Situation where uncontrolled nuclear chain reactions cause the melting of the core of a reactor
meltdown: a state of complete network overload that grinds all traffic to a stop
meltdown: If there is meltdown in a nuclear reactor, the fuel rods start melting because of a failure in the system, and radiation starts to escape. Emergency cooling systems could fail and a reactor meltdown could occur
meltdown: A state of complete network overload that grinds all traffic to a halt
meltdown: the melting of the core of a nuclear reactor due to the overheating of nuclear fuel
meltdown: a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933"
meltdown: A buildup of heat in the core of a nuclear reactor caused by insufficient cooling, which causes the fuel to melt
meltdown: {i} melting down of the radioactive core in a nuclear reactor because of insufficient cooling that leads to the escape of radiation; melting, dissolving; breakdown; (Internet) overload that causes stoppages in the transfer of information through network
meltdown: a possible situation that may occur when a nuclear reactor core gets so hot (accidentally) that the fuel rods melt and release the radioactive fission products trapped inside

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melt Down

Турецкое произношение

melt daun

Произношение

/ˈmelt ˈdoun/ /ˈmɛlt ˈdaʊn/

Этимология

[ 'melt ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English meltan; akin to Old Norse melta to digest, Greek meldein to melt.

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