noun, verb — 5 senses
/ˈfɪʃən/ · /ˈfɪʒən/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.
Nuclear physics
Biology, Natural sciences The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
Etymology Borrowed from Latin fissiōnem, accusative singular of fissiō (“the act of breaking up”), from findō (“split, divide”).
To cause to undergo fission.
To undergo fission.
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