fission
The process whereby one item splits to become twoThe process whereby one item splits to become two.
» Bacteria reproduce by fission.
Bakterien vermehren sich durch Teilung.
Бактерии размножаются делением.
Бактерії репродукуються діленням.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The process whereby one item splits to become two.
Spaltung
расщепле́ниеrasščeplénije
розще́пленняrozščéplennja
(countable, uncountable)Nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
(countable, uncountable)The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
Zellteilung
деле́ниеdelénije
Examples
3 sentencesBacteria reproduce by fission.
Бактерії репродукуються діленням.
ruБактерии размножаются делением.
deBakterien vermehren sich durch Teilung.
What's the difference between fission and fusion?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen Spaltung und Verschmelzung?
Nuclear power plants rely upon the fission of uranium to generate heat.
ruНа атомных электростанциях производство тепла основано на ядерном делении урана.
deKernkraftwerke nutzen die Uranspaltung zur Wärmegewinnung aus.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), fBorrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
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Forms
plural: fissionsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy:nuclear fission
Word family
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