spallation
See also: Spallation
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /spɔːleɪʃən/, /spɑːleɪʃən/
Noun edit
spallation (countable and uncountable, plural spallations)
- (engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
- (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
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physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons
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fragmentation due to stress or impact
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French edit
Etymology edit
From English spallation.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spallation f (plural spallations)
Further reading edit
- “spallation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.