fission energy
101fusion, fission — Both describe ways of producing nuclear energy: fusion by fusing two light nuclei into a single, heavier nucleus, fission by splitting the nucleus of an atom …
102fusion, fission — Both describe ways of producing nuclear energy: fusion by fusing two light nuclei into a single, heavier nucleus, fission by splitting the nucleus of an atom …
103atomic energy — nuclear energy, energy obtained from nuclear fission …
104nuclear energy — nu′clear en′ergy n. ene energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion; atomic energy • Etymology: 1925–30 …
105atomic energy — /əˌtɒmɪk ˈɛnədʒi/ (say uh.tomik enuhjee) noun 1. the energy obtained from changes within the atomic nucleus, chiefly from nuclear fission, or fusion. 2. this energy regarded as a source of power, as for industrial and domestic usage …
106nuclear energy — [n] nuclear power atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear fission power, nuclear fusion power, thermonuclear power; concept 520 …
107nuclear fission — n. the splitting of the nuclei of atoms into two fragments of approximately equal mass, accompanied by conversion of part of the mass into energy: the principle of the atomic bomb …
108nuclear fission — noun a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy • Syn: ↑fission • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reaction …
109nuclear energy — All forms of energy released in the course of a nuclear fission or nuclear transformation …
110deformation energy — noun The energy that must be supplied to an initially spherical atomic nucleus to give it a sufficient deformation to undergo nuclear fission according to the Bohr Wheeler theory …
