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nuclear fission

(Physics / General Physics) the splitting of an atomic nucleus into approximately equal parts, either spontaneously or as a result of the impact of a particle usually with an associated release of energy Sometimes shortened to fission Compare nuclear fusion

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

fission

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

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