fission
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Definition of fission
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The process whereby one item splits to become two.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The process whereby one item splits to become two.
- (countable, 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.
verb
- (transitive)To cause to undergo fission.
- (intransitive)To undergo fission.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
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