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nuclear fission

nuclear fission noun: a nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.

Noun

nuclear fission (usually uncountable, plural nuclear fissions)

  1. (usually, nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.

nuclear fission meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

nuclear fission in Hindi

atom-splitting nuclear reaction
नाभिकीय विखंडन nābhikīya vikhaṇḍan

nuclear fission in Tamil

அணுப்பிளவு, அணுக்கருப் பிளவு, அணுப் பிளவு, கருப்பிளவு

nuclear fission in Malayalam

atom-splitting nuclear reaction
അണുവിഘടനം aṇuvighaṭanaṁ

nuclear fission in Tagalog

atom-splitting nuclear reaction
pagsipak, sasipak
More languagesFewer languages
nuclear fission in Arabic
انشطار

Antonyms of nuclear fission

Forms of nuclear fission

pluralnuclear fissions

Questions about nuclear fission

What does nuclear fission mean?
Nuclear fission means a nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into smaller ones, sometimes accompanied by the simultaneous release of energy.
What is nuclear fission in Hindi?
Nuclear fission in Hindi is नाभिकीय विखंडन (nābhikīya vikhaṇḍan). See Nuclear fission meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear fission?
The plural of nuclear fission is nuclear fissions.

Words near nuclear fission in the dictionary

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  4. nuclear famine
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  6. nuclear fission
  7. nuclear fissions
  8. nuclear football
  9. nuclear footballs
  10. nuclear force
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