spallation
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See also: Spallation
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /spɔːleɪʃən/, /spɑːleɪʃən/
Noun[edit]
spallation (countable and uncountable, plural spallations)
- (engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
- (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English spallation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spallation f (plural spallations)
Further reading[edit]
- “spallation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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