burnup

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Etymology

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Deverbal from burn up.

Noun

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burnup (countable and uncountable, plural burnups)

  1. (physics) A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
  2. (dated) A high-speed ride in or on a motorcycle or other vehicle.
    He went for a burnup on the motorway