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Spallation

Spallation

See also: spallation

German

Noun

Spallation f ‎(genitive Spallation, plural Spallationen)

spallation

spallation

spallation

See also: Spallation

English

Noun

spallation ‎(plural spallations)

(nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
Fragmentation due to stress or impact.

Related terms

spall

Translations

physics: nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons

Finnish: hajoaminen (fi)
French: spallation (fr)
Italian: spallazione f

Norwegian: spallasjon m
Polish: spalacja f, kruszenie n
Spanish: espalación

fragmentation due to stress or impact

Finnish: pirstaloituminen, sirpaloituminen, hajoaminen (fi)
French: éclatement (fr), fragmentation (fr), pulvérisation (fr), explosion (fr), atomisation (fr)
Polish: rozbicie (pl)

Russian: скалывание (ru) n ‎(skalyvanije), отслаивание (ru) n ‎(otslaivanije)
Spanish: estallido, fragmentación, astillado (es), explosión (es), reventón (es)

French

Etymology

From English spallation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spalasjɔ̃/

Noun

spallation f ‎(plural spallations)

(nuclear physics) spallation