fission
To cause to undergo fissionTo cause to undergo fission.
» Bacteria reproduce by fission.
Bakterien vermehren sich durch Teilung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Бактерии размножаются делением. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Бактерії репродукуються діленням. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause to undergo fission.
spalten
расщеплятьrasščepljatʹ
(intransitive)To undergo fission.
расщеплятьсяrasščepljatʹsja
Examples
3 sentencesBacteria reproduce by fission.
Бактерії репродукуються діленням. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruБактерии размножаются делением. — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
deBakterien vermehren sich durch Teilung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
What's the difference between fission and fusion?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen Spaltung und Verschmelzung? — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nuclear power plants rely upon the fission of uranium to generate heat.
ruНа атомных электростанциях производство тепла основано на ядерном делении урана. — Wezel
deKernkraftwerke nutzen die Uranspaltung zur Wärmegewinnung aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
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”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
fissions, fissioning, fissioned, fissionedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.