nuclear fission

Definitions of nuclear fission
  1. noun
    a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    synonyms: fission
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    nuclear reaction
    (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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