单词 | fission |
释义 | fission (once / 10706 pages) 1n 2n Any type of dividing or splitting can be called fission. We often equate it with the splitting of atoms, which is called nuclear fission. The word fission has always been used for some type of division, beginning with the Latin fissionem, from the root findere, “to split.” As the word worked its way through history, it was applied to various areas. In 1841, the discovery of cell division was labeled fission, while the application in nuclear physics came about in 1939 with the development of the first nuclear bomb. Ironic — the word can be applied to both creating life and ending it. WORD FAMILYfission: fissionable, fissions+/fissionable: nonfissionable USAGE EXAMPLESThink of innovation as a pipeline that starts with basic discoveries of things like microwaves or nuclear fission. Wall Street Journal(Nov 20, 2016) The correct solution is more nuclear power — fission plants now and fusion plants in the long term. Washington Post(Oct 31, 2016) His work, directing research on nuclear fission, “makes no sense”. Nature(Oct 04, 2016) 1 n reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts 2Hypo|Hyper schizogony asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans agamogenesis, asexual reproduction reproduction without the fusion of gametes n a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy Syn|Hyper nuclear fission nuclear reaction (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
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