fission

Fission is the process of a substance (usually an atom) splitting into two parts. This can happen when the atom is hit by an ion or when it is in a hot environment.

  • Fission is the process that creates atoms.

  • The process of fission is used to create bombs.

Definition of fission

noun

a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

Synonyms:

nuclear fission

noun

reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

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Example Sentences for fission

  • 1

    This was the discovery of nuclear fission.

  • 2

    It is one of the products of uranium fission.

  • 3

    The output of fission reactors is controllable.

  • 4

    Many of the bromine isotopes are fission products.

  • 5

    He is interested in history and the nuclear fission.

  • 6

    So what exactly is the issue with the fission primaries

  • 7

    The fission products are iodine, cesium, rubidium and tritium.

  • 8

    The fission reaction was sustained for hundreds of thousands of years.

  • 9

    She was the first to mention the idea of nuclear fission in 1934.

  • 10

    The nuclear fission causes the water to boil, generating steam.