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NUCLEAR FISSION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear fission mean?

• NUCLEAR FISSION (noun)
The noun NUCLEAR FISSION has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: NUCLEAR FISSION used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NUCLEAR FISSION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

fission; nuclear fission

Hypernyms ("nuclear fission" is a kind of...):

nuclear reaction ((physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei)

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