fission energy

  • 41fission bomb — noun a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑atomic bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear weapon,… …

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  • 42fission — fis|sion [ˈfıʃən] n [U] technical [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fissus, past participle of findere to split ] 1.) the process of splitting an atom to produce large amounts of energy or an explosion →↑fusion 2.) the process of dividing a cell …

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  • 43fission — fis|sion [ fıʃn ] noun uncount SCIENCE 1. ) the process of dividing an atom in order to create energy ─ compare FUSION 3 2. ) the process in which a cell divides into two or more parts …

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  • 44fission — noun (U) technical 1 the process of splitting an atom to produce large amounts of energy or an explosion compare fusion (2) 2 the process of dividing a cell into two or more parts …

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  • 45fission — UK [ˈfɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) physics the process of dividing an atom in order to create energy See: fusion 3) 2) biology the process in which a cell divides into two or more parts …

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  • 46Nuclear fission — For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power. Splitting the atom redirects here. For the EP, see Splitting the Atom. Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusio …

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  • 47Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid — Hybrid nuclear fusion fission (hybrid nuclear power) is a proposed means of generating power by use of a combination of nuclear fusion and fission processes. The concept dates to the 1950s, and was briefly advocated by Hans Bethe during the 1970s …

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  • 48énergie de fission — branduolio dalijimosi energija statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. fission energy vok. Kernspaltungsenergie, f rus. энергия деления ядра, f pranc. énergie de fission, f …

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  • 49énergie de fission — dalijimosi energija statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Energijos kiekis, kuris išsiskiria dalijantis sunkiesiems branduoliams. atitikmenys: angl. fission energy vok. Spaltungsenergie, f rus. энергия деления, f pranc.… …

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  • 50énergie de fission — dalijimosi energija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. fission energy vok. Aufspaltungsenergie, f; Spaltenergie, f; Spaltungsenergie, f rus. энергия деления, f pranc. énergie de fission, f …

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