fissile

[ fis-uhl ]

/ ˈfɪs əl /

adjective

capable of being split or divided; cleavable.

Physics.

fissionable.
(of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235.

Origin of fissile

1655–65; <Latin fissilis, equivalent to fiss(us) (see fissi-) + -ilis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM fissile

fis·sil·i·ty, nounnon·fis·sile, adjectivenon·fis·sil·i·ty, nounun·fis·sile, adjective

Words nearby fissile

fishworm, fishy, Fisk, Fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fissionable, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission-fusion bomb

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Example sentences from the Web for fissile

North Korea claims to have converted the fissile material into nuclear weapons.
How Close Is North Korea to a Nuclear Missile?|Naoko Aoki|March 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The cliffs of this island are composed of a fissile primitive rock, on which sandstone reposes in regular beds.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The grits are of a fissile character, and are quarried extensively for flag-stone, ashlers, and fire-stone.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Other loadstones are of a leaden colour, fissile and not-fissile, capable of being split like slates in layers.
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth|William Gilbert of Colchester

It appears to us from its use to have been either a quartzite or a fissile limestone.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
Mould, the earth of vegetables, is hardened into fissile slate, which being impregnated with bitumen becomes coal.
Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus|William MacGillivray

British Dictionary definitions for fissile

fissile

/ (ˈfɪsaɪl) /

adjective

British capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons

US and Canadian another word for fissionable

tending to split or capable of being split

Derived forms of fissile

fissility (fɪˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for fissile

C17: from Latin fissilis, from fissus split; see fissi-

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单词	fissile
释义	fissile [ fis-uhl ] / ˈfɪs əl / adjective capable of being split or divided; cleavable. Physics. fissionable. (of a nuclide) capable of undergoing fission induced by low-energy neutrons, as uranium 233 and 235. Origin of fissile 1655–65; <Latin fissilis, equivalent to fiss(us) (see fissi-) + -ilis-ile OTHER WORDS FROM fissile fis·sil·i·ty, nounnon·fis·sile, adjectivenon·fis·sil·i·ty, nounun·fis·sile, adjective Words nearby fissile fishworm, fishy, Fisk, Fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fissionable, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission-fusion bomb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fissile North Korea claims to have converted the fissile material into nuclear weapons. How Close Is North Korea to a Nuclear Missile?\|Naoko Aoki\|March 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The cliffs of this island are composed of a fissile primitive rock, on which sandstone reposes in regular beds. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]\|Phillip Parker King The grits are of a fissile character, and are quarried extensively for flag-stone, ashlers, and fire-stone. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Other loadstones are of a leaden colour, fissile and not-fissile, capable of being split like slates in layers. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth\|William Gilbert of Colchester It appears to us from its use to have been either a quartzite or a fissile limestone. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola Mould, the earth of vegetables, is hardened into fissile slate, which being impregnated with bitumen becomes coal. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus\|William MacGillivray British Dictionary definitions for fissile fissile / (ˈfɪsaɪl) / adjective British capable of undergoing nuclear fission as a result of the impact of slow neutrons US and Canadian another word for fissionable tending to split or capable of being split Derived forms of fissile fissility (fɪˈsɪlɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for fissile C17: from Latin fissilis, from fissus split; see fissi- Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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