| record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
| track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track
running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
| nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
technology
engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
| aeronautical engineering | the activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
automotive technology
automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
| chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
| nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
| anechoic chamber | a chamber having very little reverberation |
atomic warhead
nuclear warhead
thermonuclear warhead
nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
bedroom
sleeping room
sleeping accommodation
chamber bedchamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
boardroom
council chamber | a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company) |
| boron chamber | an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons |
branch line
spur track
spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| bubble chamber | an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles |
burial chamber
sepulcher
sepulchre
sepulture | a chamber that is used as a grave |
| chamber | a natural or artificial enclosed space |
| chamber | a room where a judge transacts business |
| cinder track | a racetrack paved with fine cinders |
cloud chamber
Wilson cloud chamber | apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor, each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track |
crematory
crematorium
cremation chamber | a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes |
| cylinder piston chamber | a chamber within which piston moves |
| dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
| echo chamber | an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound |
engineering
engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
firing chamber
gun chamber | chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge |
gas chamber
death chamber | instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced, used to kill people or animals |
| half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
| half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
| hyperbaric chamber | a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere, used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning |
ionization chamber
ionization tube | a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation |
| laugh track | prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show |
| lock lock chamber | enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level, used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it |
nautilus
nuclear submarine
nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
| nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor
reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon
atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
| presence chamber | room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc. |
racetrack
racecourse
raceway track | a course over which races are run |
railroad track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
resonator cavity resonator
resonating chamber | a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves |
spark chamber
spark counter | an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
| supply chamber | a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed |
| torture chamber | a room in which torture is inflicted |
track
cart track
cartroad | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |