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spallation

/spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/US/spɔːleɪʃən/

spallation noun: fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.

spallation: fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby
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Noun

spallation (countable and uncountable, plural spallations)

  1. (materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
    Synonyms:
    spalling, spall
  2. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.

Synonyms of spallation

Forms of spallation

pluralspallations

Origin of spallation

From spall + -ation.

Words formed from spallation

Questions about spallation

What does spallation mean?
Spallation means fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
What part of speech is spallation?
Spallation is a noun.
How do you pronounce spallation?
Spallation is pronounced /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of spallation?
The plural of spallation is spallations.

Words near spallation in the dictionary

  1. spall
  2. Spalla
  3. spallable
  4. Spallas
  5. spallate
  6. spallation
  7. spallations
  8. spalled
  9. spaller
  10. spallers
  11. spalling

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