reaction-propulsion 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
— Noun
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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
— 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
reactionary
— Adjective
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~ opposed to political or social liberalism or reform
reactionism
— Noun
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~ the political orientation of reactionaries
reactionist
— Adjective
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~ opposed to political or social liberalism or reform
reactivate
— Verb
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~ activate (an old file) anew
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)
reactive
— Adjective
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~ reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons"
reactive
— Adjective
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~ participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"
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