FISSION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fission

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century: from Latin fissio(n-), from findere ‘to split’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

division or splitting into two or more parts

Short Definition:

division into two or more parts

Examples:
  • the party dissolved into fission and acrimony

Word: Fission

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(chiefly of atoms) undergo fission

Short Definition:

undergo fission

Examples:
  • these heavy nuclei can also fission

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