spallation

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spallation

/spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
/spɔːleɪʃən/ US
/spɑːleɪʃən/ US

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From spall + -ation.

noun spallations

countable, uncountable Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
Similar: spalling, spall
countable, uncountable A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.

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noun fragmentation due to stress or impact

Español	estallido, fragmentación, astillado, explosión, reventón
Français	éclatement, fragmentation, pulvérisation, explosion, atomisation
Русский	скалывание skalyvanije, отслаивание otslaivanije

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

Español	espalación
Français	spallation
Italiano	spallazione
Русский	скалывание skalyvanije

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