Associations to the word «Fission»

FISSION, noun. The process whereby one item splits to become two.

FISSION, noun. (physics) The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles; nuclear fission

FISSION, noun. (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

FISSION, verb. To cause to undergo fission.

FISSION, verb. (intransitive) To undergo fission.

FISSION BOMB, noun. An atomic bomb that uses nuclear fission as a source of energy

FISSION BOMBS, noun. Plural of fission bomb

FISSION ROCKET, noun. (astronautics) a spacecraft having a fission reactor that powers the rocket

FISSION ROCKET, noun. (astronautics) a nuclear-pulse rocket that uses fission-based atomic bombs to supply propulsive force

FISSION ROCKETS, noun. Plural of fission rocket

FISSION, noun. Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts.

FISSION, noun. A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.