reaction propulsion
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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~ an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
reactionism
— Noun
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~ the political orientation of reactionaries
reactive depression
— Noun
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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)
reactivity
— Noun
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~ ready susceptibility to chemical change
reactivity
— Noun
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~ responsive to stimulation
reactor
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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~ an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
read-out
— Noun
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~ an electronic device the displays information in a visual form
read-out
— Noun
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~ the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device
read
— Noun
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~ something that is read; "the article was a very good read"
read-only memory
— Noun
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~ (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
read-only file
— Noun
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~ (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change
Read method of childbirth
— Noun
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~ a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
read-out
— Noun
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~ the output of a computer in readable form
Read method
— Noun
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~ a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises