German

Noun

Atomspaltung f ‎(genitive Atomspaltung, no plural)

1. Synonym of Kernspaltung (nuclear fission)

Declension

Usage notes

After the atom bomb explosions at the end of the II. World War, the word Atom became a negative meaning. In order not to scare the population off this new way of energy production, energy producers used the word Kern derived from Atomkern instead.