fission

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”). === Pronunciation === enPR: fĭsh'ən, fĭzh'ən, IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃən/, /ˈfɪʒən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən, -ɪʒən === Noun === fission (countable and uncountable, plural fissions) The process whereby one item splits to become two. (nuclear physics) nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells. Synonym: fissiparism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fission (third-person singular simple present fissions, present participle fissioning, simple past and past participle fissioned) (transitive) To cause to undergo fission. (intransitive) To undergo fission. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === nucleomitophobia === References === == Danish == === Noun === fission c (singular definite fissionen, plural indefinite fissioner) nuclear fission Synonym: kernespaltning ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fission” in Den Danske Ordbog == Finnish == === Noun === fission genitive singular of fissio == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === fission f (plural fissions) (chiefly physics) fission ==== Derived terms ==== fission nucléaire === Further reading === “fission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English fission, from Latin fissiō, fissiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɪˈɧuːn/ === Noun === fission c (physics) nuclear fission The process whereby a company splits to become two. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== fusion === References === “fission”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)