reaction-propulsion engine
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～ a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
reaction
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～ (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
reaction propulsion
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～ propulsion that results from the ejection at high velocity of a mass of gas to which the vehicle reacts with an equal and opposite momentum
reaction
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～ doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
reaction engine
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～ a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
reaction formation
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～ (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them; "his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"
reactionary
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～ an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
reactionary
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～ opposed to political or social liberalism or reform
reactionism
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～ the political orientation of reactionaries
reactionist
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～ opposed to political or social liberalism or reform
reactivate
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～ activate (an old file) anew
reactive depression
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～ an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
reactive
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～ reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"
reactive
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～ participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"
reactivity
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～ ready susceptibility to chemical change
reactivity
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～ responsive to stimulation
reactor
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～ (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
reactor
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～ an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
read-out
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～ an electronic device the displays information in a visual form
read-out
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～ the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device