burnup

[ burn-uhp ]

noun
  1. the nuclear fuel consumed in a reactor, often measured as a percentage of the atoms of fuel that have undergone fission.

Origin of burnup

1
Noun use of the verb phrase burn up

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How to use burnup in a sentence

  • "It's a wonder we didn't burn up at that velocity," said Fuller.

    Islands of Space | John W Campbell
  • What little wood had been collected was old; it would burn up with false flare, only to die quickly.

  • Ef yu takes my wice yu'll burn up dem ole sojer gyarments und tell ole Mars Jon yu is dun und cum back to stay.

    The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for burn-up

burn-up

noun
  1. slang a period of fast driving

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Other Idioms and Phrases with burnup

burnup

burn someone up. Make angry or very irritated, as in Arthur was really burned up at his son for denting the new car, or Those careless drivers just burn me up. [Colloquial; c. 1920]

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