Meaning of "scram" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCRAM

Shortened from scramble.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAM

scram  [skræm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAM

Scram is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scram in English.

WHAT DOES SCRAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scram

A scram or SCRAM is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor – though the term has been extended to cover shutdowns of other complex operations, such as server farms and even large model railroads. In commercial reactor operations, this emergency shutdown is often referred to as a "SCRAM" at boiling water reactors, and as a "reactor trip" at pressurized water reactors. In many cases, a SCRAM is part of the routine shutdown procedure as well. The term is usually cited as being an acronym for safety control rod axe man, which was coined by Enrico Fermi when the world's first nuclear reactor was built under the spectator seating at the University of Chicago's Stagg Field.

Definition of scram in the English dictionary

The definition of scram in the dictionary is to go away hastily; get out.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCRAM

PRESENT

Present

I scram

you scram

he/she/it scrams

we scram

you scram

they scram

Present continuous

I am scramming

you are scramming

he/she/it is scramming

we are scramming

you are scramming

they are scramming

Present perfect

I have scrammed

you have scrammed

he/she/it has scrammed

we have scrammed

you have scrammed

they have scrammed

Present perfect continuous

I have been scramming

you have been scramming

he/she/it has been scramming

we have been scramming

you have been scramming

they have been scramming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I scrammed

you scrammed

he/she/it scrammed

we scrammed

you scrammed

they scrammed

Past continuous

I was scramming

you were scramming

he/she/it was scramming

we were scramming

you were scramming

they were scramming

Past perfect

I had scrammed

you had scrammed

he/she/it had scrammed

we had scrammed

you had scrammed

they had scrammed

Past perfect continuous

I had been scramming

you had been scramming

he/she/it had been scramming

we had been scramming

you had been scramming

they had been scramming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scram

you will scram

he/she/it will scram

we will scram

you will scram

they will scram

Future continuous

I will be scramming

you will be scramming

he/she/it will be scramming

we will be scramming

you will be scramming

they will be scramming

Future perfect

I will have scrammed

you will have scrammed

he/she/it will have scrammed

we will have scrammed

you will have scrammed

they will have scrammed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been scramming

you will have been scramming

he/she/it will have been scramming

we will have been scramming

you will have been scramming

they will have been scramming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scram

you would scram

he/she/it would scram

we would scram

you would scram

they would scram

Conditional continuous

I would be scramming

you would be scramming

he/she/it would be scramming

we would be scramming

you would be scramming

they would be scramming

Conditional perfect

I would have scram

you would have scram

he/she/it would have scram

we would have scram

you would have scram

they would have scram

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been scramming

you would have been scramming

he/she/it would have been scramming

we would have been scramming

you would have been scramming

they would have been scramming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scram
we let´s scram
you scram

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scram

Past participle

scrammed

Present Participle

scramming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCRAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scram» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scram

abscond · beat it · bog off · bugger off · clear off · depart · disappear · fuck off · get lost · go away · hook it · leave · make tracks · quit · rack off · scarper · scoot · skedaddle · vamoose · voetsek

TRANSLATION OF SCRAM

Find out the translation of scram to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scram from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scram» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 急停
• Translator English - Spanish: scram
• English: scram
• Translator English - Hindi: दौड़ना
• Translator English - Arabic: انصرف
• Translator English - Russian: катись
• Translator English - Portuguese: scram
• Translator English - Bengali: ভেগে বা কেটে পড়া
• Translator English - French: filer
• Translator English - Malay: Scram
• Translator English - German: abhauen
• Translator English - Japanese: スクラム
• Translator English - Korean: 긴급 정지
• Translator English - Javanese: Scram
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trốn
• Translator English - Tamil: பாதையினின்றும் விலகிப் போ
• Translator English - Marathi: स्कॅम
• Translator English - Turkish: çek git
• Translator English - Italian: filarsela
• Translator English - Polish: Scram
• Translator English - Ukrainian: котися
• Translator English - Romanian: valea
• Translator English - Greek: scram
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skoert
• Translator English - Swedish: snabbstopp
• Translator English - Norwegian: Scram

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAM»

Discover the use of scram in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scram and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scram!: The Gripping First-hand Account of the Helicopter ...

This is their 'Boys Own' story, told for the very first time. Harry Benson has interviewed forty of his former colleagues for the book creating a tale of skill, initiative, resourcefulness, humour, luck, and adventure.

Harry Benson, 2012

Scram Sam!

Will he find a place to settle or will he end up in the dog house again? Scram Sam! is a fun board book, which will delight young children and cat-lovers with its gentle humour and lively rhyme.

Harriet Rowe, 2011

Scram, Kid!

In his frustration at being left out of the baseball game, a young boy imagines some strange and funny things.

Ann McGovern, 1974

Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music ...

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Kim Cooper, David Smay, 2004

Guidebook to Light Water Reactor Safety Analysis

WILLIAM E. BURCHILL Combustion Engineering, Inc. Windsor, Connacticut 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Anticipated transients without scram (ATWS) 1s a general classification of accidents In power reactors. Two features characterize ATWS: ...

P. B. Abramson, 1985

Anticipated Transients Without Scram for Light Water ...

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Division of Systems Safety. Analyses of all anticipated operational occurrences, assuming failure of the scram, are presented. From these analyses, GE concludes that the MSIV closure transient ...

United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Division of Systems Safety, 1980

Risk and Safety Analysis of Nuclear Systems

Source: [Boe83]. undervoltage (UV) electromagnet that is normally energized during reactor operation so that the breaker is closed, working against a spring, and current flows to hold the control rods in place. An automatic scram signal would ...

John C. Lee, Norman J. McCormick, 2011

Scram: Relocating Under a New Identity

You're not alone. Many people would love to make a fresh start, in a new town, under a new But how? This book will answer all your questions about relocating under a new identity.

James S. Martin, 1993

Nuclear Power:: Technical and Institutional Options for the ...

These involved loss of flow without scram from full power and loss of heat sink without scram from full power. These tests successfully demonstrated the safety potential of the integral fast reactor (IFR), a generic reactor technology defined by  ...

Energy Engineering Board, Committee on Future Nuclear Power Development, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 1992

Proceedings of the 1976 Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics ...

Specifically, this work was directed toward studying the behavior of LMFBR outlet plenums during reactor scram conditions when the plenum experiences an abrupt increase in the density of the entering fluid and consequently is vulnerable to ...

Allan A. McKillop, 1976

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scram is used in the context of the following news items.

Turbo Scram a winegrowers' wonder

The Turbo Scram is an optional choice on Silvan 2000, 3500 and 4000 litre tank capacity spray units and can also be fitted to the Silvan G2E and G2 sprayers. «Farm Weekly, Jul 15»

Mr. Porter, Rapsody & Scram Jones Celebrate The Sleepers (Video)

Mr. Porter (n/k/a dEnAuN) knows a little something about what Biz Markie called “The Vapors.” The D12 member, Shady Records conduit, and longtime top ... «Ambrosia For Heads, Apr 15»

Pilgrim Juno scram linked to history of prior failures

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, when winter storm Juno hit Entergy's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) in Plymouth, it caused an emergency “scram,” also called a ... «Wicked Local Plymouth, Mar 15»

Scram Kitty DX review – virtual catnip

The original Wii U version of Scram Kitty was one of our favourite games of last year, and it saddens us to think that hardly anyone probably played it. Much of ... «Metro, Feb 15»

Comedian Kamau Bell on Berkeley cafe confrontation: 'This …

"Awkward" is one way to describe what happened to Bell this week at a Berkeley cafe, where a worker told him to "scram" as Bell, who is black, talked to his wife ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jan 15»

Scram Kitty DX For PS4, PS Vita Is An Enhanced Version Of The Wii …

An enhanced version of the previously Wii U-exclusive shooter-platformer Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails is making its way to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation ... «Siliconera, Jan 15»

County officials to repeat DUI offenders: SCRAM

Some 75 SCRAM bracelets, like the one shown here, are already in use in Lancaster County; but more than 600 are being used in York County, and officials ... «Lancaster Newspapers, Aug 14»

SCRAM Bracelets: A New Weapon to Fight Drunk Driving

BELVIDERE - The Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, better known as SCRAM, is installed on a person's ankle. By testing a person's sweat every 30 ... «MyStateline.com, Jul 14»

Police use SCRAM bracelets to monitor DUI offenders

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. —The SCRAM bracelet, short for "secure continuous remote alcohol monitor," is a device being used to detect alcohol in DUI ... «WGAL Lancaster, Jul 14»

Scram Kitty And His Buddy On Rails review – cat scratch fever

Scram Kitty is the work of Welsh studio Dakko Dakko, who you may know from PlayStation Mini games Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims and The 2D ... «Metro, May 14»