different between reactor vs redactor

English

Etymology

react +? -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?i?ækt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i??ækt?/
• Rhymes: -ækt?(?)
• Homophone: reacter

Noun

reactor (plural reactors)

1. A person who responds to a suggestion, stimulation or other influence.

   Synonym: reacter

   Hyponym: respondent

2. (industrial) A structure used to contain chemical or other reactions.
3. (nuclear physics) A device which uses atomic energy to produce heat.
4. (chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

Derived terms

• fast reactor
• nuclear reactor

Translations

Anagrams

• Carreto, Cerrato, Creator, acroter, creator

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English reactor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re???k.t?r/
• Hyphenation: re?ac?tor

Noun

reactor m (plural reactoren or reactors)

1. atomic reactor
2. chemical reactor

Derived terms

• kernreactor
• reactorvat

Portuguese

Noun

reactor m (plural reactores)

1. Superseded spelling of reator. (superseded in Brazil by the 1943 spelling reform and by the Orthographic Agreement of 1990 elsewhere. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and as an alternative spelling in Portugal.)

Romanian

Etymology

From French réacteur.

Noun

reactor n (plural reactoare)

1. reactor

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -o?

Noun

reactor m (plural reactores)

1. jet engine
2. rocket engine
3. atomic reactor
4. chemical reactor

Derived terms

• reactor nuclear

Related terms

• reacción

English

Etymology

redact +? -or

Noun

redactor (plural redactors)

1. A person who redacts; an editor or compiler of texts.

Related terms

• redact
• redaction

Further reading

• redactor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• redactor at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• carroted, creotard

Catalan

Noun

redactor m (plural redactors, feminine redactora)

1. editor (of a publication)

Related terms

• redactar

Further reading

• “redactor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Romanian

Etymology

From French rédacteur.

Noun

redactor m (plural redactori)

1. editor

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reda??to?/, [re.ð?a???t?o?]

Noun

redactor m (plural redactores, feminine redactora, feminine plural redactoras)

1. editor (especially of a publication)

Related terms

• redactar

Further reading

• “redactor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.