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Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: materials science
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spalling, spall
Antonyms: none provided
A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: nuclear physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nuclear reaction
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
hajoaminen
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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French:
spallation
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Italian:
spallazione
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Norwegian:
spallasjon
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Polish:
spalacja
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Polish:
kruszenie
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Russian:
скалывание
(skalyvanije)
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Spanish:
espalación
— physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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Finnish:
pirstaloituminen
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Finnish:
sirpaloituminen
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Finnish:
hajoaminen
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French:
éclatement
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French:
fragmentation
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French:
pulvérisation
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French:
explosion
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French:
atomisation
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Polish:
rozbicie
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Russian:
скалывание
(skalyvanije)
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Russian:
отслаивание
(otslaivanije)
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Spanish:
estallido
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Spanish:
fragmentación
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Spanish:
astillado
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Spanish:
explosión
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
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Spanish:
reventón
— fragmentation due to stress or impact
