FISSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

fission; nuclear fission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("fission" is a kind of...):

nuclear reaction ((physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("fission" is a kind of...):

agamogenesis; asexual reproduction (reproduction without the fusion of gametes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fission"):

schizogony (asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb fission