conversion ratio
noun Physics.
(in a reactor) the number of fissionable atoms produced by each fissionable atom that is destroyed.
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Origin of conversion ratio
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby conversion ratio
conversazione, converse, conversely, conversion, conversion disorder, conversion ratio, conversion table, conversive heat, conversus, convert, convertase
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