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spallation

  • \spa.la.sjɔ̃\

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De l’anglais spallation.

noun spallations

  1. physical Éclatement d’un noyau sous l’effet du choc d’une particule incidente d’énergie très élevée s’accompagnant d’une émission importante de neutrons.

In English

  • spallation physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons

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"spallation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/spallation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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spallation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/spallation

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"spallation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/spallation.

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@misc{spallation_2026,
  title = {spallation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/spallation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}