Associations to the word «Spallation»

Wiktionary

SPALLATION, noun. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
SPALLATION, noun. Fragmentation due to stress or impact.

Dictionary definition

SPALLATION, noun. (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; "some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star".

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.