nuclear fission
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nuclear fission
noun nuclear fissions
- A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.
Opposite: fusion, nuclear fusion
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noun
Opposite: fusion, nuclear fusion
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noun atom-splitting nuclear reaction
| Español | fisión nuclear, fisión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 핵분열 haekbunyeol |
| 日本語 | 核分裂 kakubunretsu |
| 中文 | 核裂變 /核裂变 hélièbiàn, 核分裂 héfēnliè |
| हिन्दी | नाभिकीय विखंडन nābhikīya vikhaṇḍan |
| Português | fissão nuclear, fissão |
| Français | fission nucléaire, fission |
| Deutsch | Kernspaltung |
| Italiano | fissione |
| Ελληνικά | σχάση schási |
| Русский | я́дерное деле́ние jádernoje delénije, деле́ние ядра́ delénije jadrá, расщепле́ние rasščeplénije |
| العربية | انشطار |
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