spallation
nounUK /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ · US /spɔːleɪʃən/
Etymology From spall + -ation.
1
Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
Materials science
2
A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
Nuclear physics
- Derived terms
- spallogenic