photodisintegration

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ disintegration

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊ.ɾoʊ.dɪ.sɪɾ̃.əˌɡɹeɪ.ʃən/, /ˈfoʊ.ɾə.dɪ-/, /ˈfoʊ.ɾə.də-/, /ˈfoʊ.ɾoʊ.də-/, [-sɪn.əˌɡɹeɪ.ʃən]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊ.toʊ.dɪs.ɪn.tɪˌɡɹeɪ.ʃən/

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Noun

photodisintegration (plural photodisintegrations)

1. (nuclear physics) Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.

Coordinate terms

• photofission

Derived terms

• photodisintegrate

Translations

physics: any nuclear reaction initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation

• French: photodésintégration (fr) f
• Irish: fóta-dhíscaoileadh m
• Italian: fotodisintegrazione f
• Spanish: fotodesintegración f