noun

• A rod of a neutron-absorbing substance used to vary the output power of a nuclear reactor.

  ‘The valve includes a valve body for closing or opening the control path; a control rod; and a rod passage receiving the control rod.’

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  • ‘The critical factor here is the setting of the rear control rod, which checks the toe-in.’
  • ‘Replacing the water heater's magnesium corrosion control rod with one made of aluminum or another metal may improve the situation.’
  • ‘Because of its neutron-absorption capacity, gadolinium is used in the manufacture of control rods for nuclear power plants.’
  • ‘This property is utilized in control rods of nuclear reactors, which regulate the number of free neutrons passing through the reactor.’