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afterheat

[ af-ter-heet, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌhit, ˈɑf- /
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noun Physics.
the heat generated by radioactivity remaining in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down.
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Origin of afterheat

First recorded in 1970–75; after + heat

Words nearby afterheat

aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterguard, afterhearing, afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight
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British Dictionary definitions for afterheat

afterheat
/ (ˈɑːftəˌhiːt) /
noun
the heat generated in a nuclear reactor after it has been shut down, produced by residual radioactivity in the fuel elements
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