chain reaction in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for chain reaction in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain reaction [Brit, Am ˈˌtʃeɪn riˈækʃən] N

chain reaction

reazione f a catena also fig

Translations for chain reaction in the Italian»English Dictionary

reazione a catena

chain reaction

reazione a catena

chain reaction also fig

Translations for chain reaction in the English»Italian Dictionary

reaction [Brit rɪˈakʃ(ə)n, Am riˈækʃ(ə)n] N

1. reaction (response):

reaction

reazione f (to a; against contro; from da parte di)

2. reaction MED:

reaction

reazione f (to a)

adverse reactions

effetti indesiderati

3. reaction CHEM:

reaction

reazione f (with con; between tra)

4. reaction POL:

reaction

reazione f

the forces of reaction

le forze della reazione or i reazionari

I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

1. chain (metal links):

chain

catena f

a length of chain

una catena

a gold chain

una catena d'oro

to put or keep sb in chains

incatenare qn or mettere, tenere qn in catene

to keep a dog on a chain

tenere un cane alla catena

to break free of or from one's chains fig

liberarsi dalle catene

2. chain (on lavatory):

chain

catena f (dello sciacquone)

to pull the chain

tirare l'acqua

3. chain (on door):

chain

catena f

to put the chain on (the door)

mettere la catena (alla porta)

4. chain COMM:

chain

catena f (of di)

supermarket, hotel chain

catena di supermercati, di hotel

5. chain (series):

chain (of events)

catena f

chain (of events)

serie f

chain (of ideas)

concatenamento m

chain of causation

rapporto di causa ed effetto

he's only a link in the chain

è solo un anello della catena

to make or form a (human) chain

fare, formare una catena umana

6. chain:

chain BIOL, GEOG, PHYS

catena f

7. chain:

chain

= unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20, 12 m

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain person:

chain

incatenare, mettere, tenere in catene

to chain sb's legs, wrists

incatenare le gambe, i polsi di qn

to chain two people together

incatenare due persone l'una all'altra

to chain a dog, a bicycle to sth

legare con la catena un cane, una bicicletta a qc

chain reaction in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chain reaction in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain reaction N

chain reaction

reazione f a catena

to set off a chain reaction

innescare una reazione a catena

Translations for chain reaction in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain reaction

reazione a catena

Translations for chain reaction in the Italian»English Dictionary

reazione a catena a. fig PHYS, BIOL

chain reaction

Translations for chain reaction in the English»Italian Dictionary

reaction [rɪ·ˈæk·ʃən] N

1. reaction a. CHEM:

reaction

reazione f

chain reaction

reazione a catena

2. reaction pl MED:

reaction

reazioni f pl

I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

1. chain:

chain

catena f

chain gang

gruppo di prigionieri incatenati insieme impegnati in lavori forzati

to be in chains

essere incatenato

2. chain (series):

chain

serie f inv

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

chain

incatenare

to chain sth/sb (up) to sth

incatenare qc/qu a qc

to be chained to a desk fig

essere incollato alla scrivania

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With enough uranium, and with pure-enough graphite, their pile could theoretically sustain a slow-neutron chain reaction.

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Denser plasmas generate denser magnetic fields, increasing the inward force, leading to a chain reaction.

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The annealing temperature during a polymerase chain reaction determines the specificity of primer annealing.

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This is known as a nuclear chain reaction.

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Unlike the predominant isotope uranium-238, it is fissile, i.e., it can sustain a fission chain reaction.

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These are the ones that act in the end of the chain reaction on other cells that are not part of other endocrine gland.

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Because of the high level of radioactivity, the waste was heating itself through decay heat (though a chain reaction was not possible).

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This causes any enemies within a certain radius to explode, which in turn cause other enemies to explode in a chain reaction.

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Instead of a sustaining chain reaction, a subcritical reactor uses additional neutrons from an outside source.

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After so many fissions have occurred, the build-up of fission products poisons the chain reaction and the reactor must be shut down and refueled.

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