spallation English

Meaning spallation meaning

What does spallation mean?

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

Synonyms spallation synonyms

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splitting

unsolder

transmutation

transformation

splitting-up

split off

split

spalling

scaling

rot

peeling

flaking off

flaking

fission

exfoliation

divide

disruption

disjunction

disintegration

disintegrate

discerption

desquamation

decomposition

decompose

decay

cleavage

breakup

breaking-off

breakdown

break up