Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.
- n. Informal A disastrous or rapidly developing situation likened to the melting of a nuclear reactor core: "After several corporate meltdowns, only two reporters remain in [the] bureau” ( David Fitzpatrick).
- n. Informal An emotional breakdown
Wiktionary
- n. Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.
- n. A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis.
- n. figuratively A tantrum.
WordNet 3.0
- n. severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
- n. a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown
Examples
“- If the rods get too hot, they can eventually melt, thus the term "meltdown.”
“The term "meltdown" does not necessarily mean that the entire nuclear core has turned into a molten glob of metal and ceramic.”
The Washington Post: Nuclear power industry watches warily as Japan's aging reactor is hit hard
“Now my brain meltdown is spreading to my virtual super-self.”
“Those of us who live here, and have no easy way of getting out, don't really care about the technical definition of the word "meltdown" - we just hope no more radiation escapes from the damaged reactors, and that the ground under our feet holds still for a while again.”
“Part of the confusion in the coverage of these events has been generated by the use of the term "meltdown.”
“No matter what anyone thinks or says the meltdown is here.”
“Cameron and Sarah kill the terminator, and the meltdown is averted.”
“I don't expect I'll have to return to work, but the timing of this meltdown is annoying.”
“KURTZ: And "OK!" magazine then chose to write a piece about what it called her meltdown and all the damage that she had caused.”
“The judge has said that he -- that there is a real fear of what he calls a meltdown of some sort from one of the family members because of the immense amount of emotion that comes along with this.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘meltdown’.
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Headlines & Newsmakers
frugality, environment, extinction, bible, killer, jazz, cloning, dead, god, moon, global warming, bailout and 340 more...
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ECON - economic policy instruments
Towards a European banking union and common economic policy. Terms still warm and crispy from the corridors of legislation (summer 2012).
umbrella fund, Basel I & II, financial transac..., Keynesian reflati..., Lamfalussy procedure, Lamfalussy process, Solvency I & II, Tobin tax, carousel sanctions, prudential oversight, redemption fund, bail-in and 489 more...
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Genes
Interesting gene names. Some of these may have changed recently (to something less offensive/funny).
http://www.genenames.org/
tinman, agnostic, dreadlocks, Van Gogh, fruitless, lava lamp, ariadne, cheap date, ken and barbie, I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet 2, manic fringe and 1192 more... -
My Little Phonies
Names for the next generation of My Little Ponies. Inspired by Star's list.
juggernaught, flamboyant, cuddly maggot, astrobleme, agroof, windburn, poshlost, crucifer, feedbag, dunderwhelp, nebelwerfer, bliss ninny and 453 more...
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Situation Normal
inspired by Mistakes Were Made. Words for things going wrong in a manner particularly violent, stupid, soul-crushing, boggling, grandiose, or any combination of these qualities.
fuckup, snafu, fiasco, abortion, miscarriage, implosion, contretemps, imbroglio, brouhaha, melee, kerfuffle, mayhem and 156 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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That Could Have Gone Better
dud, flop, fiasco, debacle, failure, learning experience, wash, doa, epic fail, bomb, crash and burn, bungle and 41 more...
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Favorites
disparage, partisan, cupidity, hokum, tussle, odious, dastardly, overture, plane, chronic, peering, peer and 328 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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africasunsets's list
serendipity, fragrance, glamour, smitten, nourish, lavish, luxury, wicked, gem, daring, soothe, fantasy and 192 more...
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attribute, sticking, distinct, perseverance, trend, clarify, avoidant, ambivalent, disoriented, cling, prompting, appositive and 94 more...
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nominative case collection
wine stopper, pyre, roster, hamper, moleskin, elastic, pinnacle, facsimile, nook, plonk, contortionist, dismay and 342 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, M
metamerism, malady, margin, marauder, maverick, mercury, mirth, mandible, macerate, meteor, manumission, mica and 292 more...
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Mary and Max (2009)
Words from 2009 'Mary and Max' film.
muddy, puddle, birthmark, piggyback, pensive, gumnut, pompom, salvage, takeaway, oven, shed, deliberate and 112 more...
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tomax's Words
legerdemain, yayo, extravasation, wont, faze, coxswain, concomitant, enclave, unguent, rhabdomyolysis, effluent, puerile and 432 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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