fissions
Atoms breaking apart
Fissions is the plural of fission—the splitting of something into parts.
In physics, nuclear fission is the splitting of an atomic nucleus, releasing enormous energy.
The verb fission means to undergo or cause such splitting: The uranium atom fissions when struck by a neutron.
Fissions as a verb is the third-person singular present tense.
Dividing into parts
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
- neutronsUncharged subatomic particles
reactor · atoms · nucleus · energy release · critical mass · radioactive · isotopes · decay
Parent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
amoeba · splitting · asexual · cytoplasm · daughter cells · prokaryotes · replication · budding
Divides into parts
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- fracturesBreaks in rigid material
- schismsFormal organizational splits
- rupturesBreaks or bursts suddenly
breakups · separations · fragmentations · partings · cleavages · rifts · dissolutions · disintegrations
splitting
Dividing into parts
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
neutrons · reactor · atoms · nucleus · energy release · critical mass · radioactive · isotopes · decay · bombardment
cell division
Parent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- binaryConsisting of two parts
bacteria · amoeba · splitting · asexual · cytoplasm · daughter cells · prokaryotes · replication · budding · cleavage
splits
Divides into parts
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- fracturesBreaks in rigid material
- schismsFormal organizational splits
ruptures · breakups · separations · fragmentations · partings · cleavages · rifts · dissolutions · disintegrations · severances
fissionsfusions
Acts of melding together
mergers · unions · combinations · amalgamations · consolidations
- nuclear fissionAtomic core division
- atomic fissionSplitting heavy nuclei
- fission bombWeapon splitting heavy atoms
- binary fissionAsexual splitting into two
- fission reactorsMachines harnessing split atoms
- fission reactionNucleus divides into fragments
fission, fissioning, fissionable, binary fission, nonfissionable