fissão

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fissiōnem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: fis‧são

Noun

fissão f (plural fissões)

1. fission (process whereby one item splits to become two)

   Synonym: cisão

2. (nuclear physics) fission, short for fissão nuclear

   Synonym: cisão

3. (biology) fission (process by which a bacterium splits into two)

Related terms

• fissionar
• fissionável
• fissura