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English noun: spallation

1. spallation (process) (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles


SamplesSome astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star.


Broader (hypernym)nuclear reaction


Domain categorynatural philosophy, physics









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