fission
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fission
- /ˈfɪʃən/
- /ˈfɪʒən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən, -ɪʒən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
noun fissions
- The process whereby one item splits to become two.
- nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
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The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
Similar: fissiparism
verb fissions · fissioning · fissioned
- To cause to undergo fission.
- To undergo fission.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nuclear fission, fissionable, fissile, fusion, rift, cleavage, scission, splitting, divide, division, split, schism, disintegration, break-up, splittist, partition
Translations
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noun process whereby one item splits to become two
| Español | fisión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분열 bunyeol |
| 日本語 | 分裂 bunretsu |
| 中文 | 分裂 fēnliè |
| हिन्दी | विखण्डन vikhaṇḍan, विखंडन vikhaṇḍan |
| Português | fissão |
| Deutsch | Spaltung |
| Italiano | fissione, divisione |
| Ελληνικά | διάσπαση diáspasi |
| Română | fisiune |
| Русский | расщепле́ние rasščeplénije |
| العربية | اِنْقِسَام inqisām |
noun process by which a bacterium splits into two
| Español | fisión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 分裂生殖 fēnliè shēngzhí |
| हिन्दी | द्विखण्डन dvikhaṇḍan |
| Português | fissão |
| Français | fission, scissiparité |
| Deutsch | Zellteilung |
| Ελληνικά | πυρηνοτομία pyrinotomía |
| Русский | деле́ние delénije |
| العربية | انقسام |
verb to cause to undergo fission
| Español | fisionar |
|---|---|
| Português | fissionar |
| Français | fissionner |
| Deutsch | spalten |
| Italiano | fissionare |
| Русский | расщеплять rasščepljatʹ |
verb to undergo fission
| Русский | расщепляться rasščepljatʹsja |
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Talk about this word "fission." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fission. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fission. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fission "fission." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fission.Cite this
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title = {fission},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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