"fission" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪʃən/, /ˈfɪʒən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fission.wav Forms: fissions [plural]
enPR: fĭsh'ən, fĭzh'ən Rhymes: -ɪʃən, -ɪʒən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}, {{bor|en|la|fissiōnem}} Latin fissiōnem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fission (countable and uncountable, plural fissions)
  1. The process whereby one item splits to become two. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process whereby one item splits to become two): اِنْقِسَام (inqisām) (Arabic), разцепване (razcepvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 分裂 (fēnliè) (Chinese Mandarin), fission [common-gender] (Danish), deling [common-gender] (Danish), splitsing [feminine] (Dutch), fissio (Finnish), halkeaminen (Finnish), jakautuminen (Finnish), Spaltung [feminine] (German), διάσπαση (diáspasi) [feminine] (Greek), विखण्डन (vikhaṇḍan) [masculine] (Hindi), विखंडन (vikhaṇḍan) [masculine] (Hindi), hasadás (Hungarian), skipting (Icelandic), fissione [feminine] (Italian), divisione [feminine] (Italian), 分裂 (bunretsu) (alt: ぶんれつ) (Japanese), 분열 (bunyeol) (Korean), wehekarihi (Maori), хуваагдал (xuvaagdal) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠶᠠᠭᠳᠠᠯ (qubiyaɣdal) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), spalting (Norwegian), fisjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fisjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rozszczepienie [neuter] (Polish), fissão [feminine] (Portuguese), fisiune (Romanian), расщепле́ние (rasščeplénije) [neuter] (Russian), fisión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fission-en-noun-fJH8Kl-9 Disambiguation of 'process whereby one item splits to become two': 90 3 8
  2. (nuclear physics) nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nuclear physics, Nuclear energy, Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-fission-en-noun-O6G8K98a Disambiguation of Nuclear energy: 9 46 18 21 6 Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 7 47 22 17 7
  3. (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Nuclear warfare Synonyms: fissiparism Translations (process by which a bacterium splits into two): انقسام (Arabic), делене (delene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 分裂生殖 (fēnliè shēngzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), štěpení [neuter] (Czech), celledeling [common-gender] (Danish), jakautuminen (Finnish), fission [feminine] (French), scissiparité [feminine] (French), Zellteilung [feminine] (German), πυρηνοτομία (pyrinotomía) [feminine] (Greek), द्विखण्डन (dvikhaṇḍan) [masculine] (Hindi), osztódás (Hungarian), skipting (Icelandic), podział [masculine] (Polish), fissão [feminine] (Portuguese), деле́ние (delénije) (Russian), fisión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fission-en-noun-eXa25fa~ Disambiguation of Nuclear warfare: 4 19 65 10 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Mongolian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 63 7 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 19 49 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 20 51 16 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 19 48 15 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 20 43 24 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 20 58 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 17 42 22 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 17 43 21 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 18 44 25 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 21 45 19 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 25 48 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 24 49 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 19 50 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 19 50 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 21 53 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 8 23 51 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 20 46 18 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 22 66 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 17 39 27 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 20 48 16 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 21 48 17 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 19 50 17 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 19 51 16 9 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'process by which a bacterium splits into two': 26 13 61
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Verb

IPA: /ˈfɪʃən/, /ˈfɪʒən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fission.wav Forms: fissions [present, singular, third-person], fissioning [participle, present], fissioned [participle, past], fissioned [past]
enPR: fĭsh'ən, fĭzh'ən Rhymes: -ɪʃən, -ɪʒən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰeyd-}}, {{bor|en|la|fissiōnem}} Latin fissiōnem Head templates: {{en-verb}} fission (third-person singular simple present fissions, present participle fissioning, simple past and past participle fissioned)
  1. (transitive) To cause to undergo fission. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to undergo fission): fissioida (Finnish), fissionner (French), spalten (German), fissionare (Italian), rozszczepić (Polish), fissionar (Portuguese), расщеплять (rasščepljatʹ) (Russian), fisionar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fission-en-verb-XSEsMofN Disambiguation of 'to cause to undergo fission': 89 11
  2. (intransitive) To undergo fission. Tags: intransitive Translations (to undergo fission): fissioitua (Finnish), rozszczepić się (Polish), расщепляться (rasščepljatʹsja) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fission-en-verb-9Anu0nEx Disambiguation of 'to undergo fission': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonfissioned, nonfissioning, unfissioned Related terms: nucleomitophobia

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "fissione"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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      "word": "ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠶᠠᠭᠳᠠᠯ"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "word": "spalting"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "fisjon"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "fisjon"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "rozszczepienie"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "fissão"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "word": "fisiune"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasščeplénije",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "расщепле́ние"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "process whereby one item splits to become two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fisión"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "word": "انقسام"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "delene",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "делене"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēnliè shēngzhí",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "word": "分裂生殖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "celledeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "word": "jakautuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fission"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "scissiparité"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zellteilung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pyrinotomía",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πυρηνοτομία"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dvikhaṇḍan",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
      "word": "osztódás"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "process by which a bacterium splits into two",
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      "code": "es",
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    "Nuclear fission"
  ],
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        "(transitive) To cause to undergo fission."
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to cause to undergo fission",
      "word": "fissioida"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to cause to undergo fission",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to cause to undergo fission",
      "word": "fissionare"
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      "sense": "to cause to undergo fission",
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      "sense": "to cause to undergo fission",
      "word": "fissionar"
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      "sense": "to undergo fission",
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}

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