fission
IPA: fˈɪʃʌn
noun
- The process whereby one item splits to become two.
- (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
- (nuclear physics) Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. [(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.]
verb
- (transitive) To cause to undergo fission.
- (intransitive) To undergo fission.
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Examples of "fission" in Sentences
- This was the discovery of nuclear fission.
- It is one of the products of uranium fission.
- The output of fission reactors is controllable.
- Many of the bromine isotopes are fission products.
- He is interested in history and the nuclear fission.
- So what exactly is the issue with the fission primaries
- The fission products are iodine, cesium, rubidium and tritium.
- The nuclear fission causes the water to boil, generating steam.
- She was the first to mention the idea of nuclear fission in 1934.
- The fission reaction was sustained for hundreds of thousands of years.
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