fission en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- fĭsh'ən
- /ˈfɪʃən/
- (Southern-England) audio
- fĭzh'ən
- /ˈfɪʒən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process whereby one item splits to become two.
- (countable, qualifier:nuclear physics, uncountable) nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fissions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
induced fission · fissional · quasifission · atomic fission · fissionlike · binary fission · karyofission · fission rocket · fissionless · fissionable · fission-fusion society · fission bomb · nuclear fission · fission product · fiss · fissionability · fissile · nonfission · photofission · hemifission · fissionist · fission fragment · cytofission · spontaneous fission
Synonyms
Translations (48)
fi jakautuminen (process whereby one item splits to become two) · nl splitsing (process whereby one item splits to become two) · hi विखंडन (process whereby one item splits to become two) · bg разцепване (process whereby one item splits to become two) · is skipting (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · da deling (process whereby one item splits to become two) · fr scissiparité (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · ru деле́ние (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · fi jakautuminen (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · hi द्विखण्डन (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · nn fisjon (process whereby one item splits to become two) · es fisión (process whereby one item splits to become two) · cmn 分裂 (process whereby one item splits to become two) · pl podział (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · fi fissio (process whereby one item splits to become two) · hu osztódás (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · mn ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠶᠠᠭᠳᠠᠯ (process whereby one item splits to become two) · it divisione (process whereby one item splits to become two) · nb fisjon (process whereby one item splits to become two) · fr fission (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · bg делене (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · hu hasadás (process whereby one item splits to become two) · de Spaltung (process whereby one item splits to become two) · pt fissão (process whereby one item splits to become two) · da celledeling (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · ja 分裂 (process whereby one item splits to become two) · cmn 分裂生殖 (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · fi halkeaminen (process whereby one item splits to become two) · no spalting (process whereby one item splits to become two) · ar اِنْقِسَام (process whereby one item splits to become two) · es fisión (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · it fissione (process whereby one item splits to become two) · de Zellteilung (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · ru расщепле́ние (process whereby one item splits to become two) · da fission (process whereby one item splits to become two) · mi wehekarihi (process whereby one item splits to become two) · hi विखण्डन (process whereby one item splits to become two) · ar انقسام (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · el πυρηνοτομία (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · mn хуваагдал (process whereby one item splits to become two) · pl rozszczepienie (process whereby one item splits to become two) · ko 분열 (process whereby one item splits to become two) · uk розще́плення (process whereby one item splits to become two) · el διάσπαση (process whereby one item splits to become two) · is skipting (process whereby one item splits to become two) · cs štěpení (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · pt fissão (process by which a bacterium splits into two) · ro fisiune (process whereby one item splits to become two)