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- DictionaryScram/skram/
verb
- 1. leave or go away from a place quickly: "get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!"
- 2. shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency: "when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor"
noun
- 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor: "the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year"
A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by immediately terminating the fission reaction. It is also the name that is given to the manually operated kill switch that initiates the shutdown.
Definition of scram verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · scram in British English. (skræm ) noun. 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. verb. 2. (of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of scram. verb. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form. “ Scram !”. synonyms: buzz off, get. see more.
1. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly. 2. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor. n. A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency. [Perhaps short for scramble .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
scram meaning, definition, what is scram: to leave a place very quickly, especiall...: Learn more.
1. Slang. to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry. often used in the imperative. verb transitive. 2. to manually or automatically shut down (a nuclear reactor) usually by using the control rods. noun. 3. such a shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
