nuclear fission
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- noun
- /ˈnjuːklɪər ˈfɪʃən/
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fisión nuclear
- Yes, we are closing down nuclear fission reactors all across the world when we need that clean energy more than ever because it's uneconomical.
- nuclear fission power plants
- nuclear fission reactor
- nuclear fission power
This can create all kinds of fun things, neutrons, muons, or rare isotopes via nuclear fission or spolation.
- This can create all kinds of fun things, neutrons, muons, or rare isotopes via nuclear fission or spolation.
- Those things are only made by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
- That's one of the security threats for for for nuclear fission is humans seem to be really afraid of it.
- When I, you know, when I decided to work on, when I was like nuclear fission or AGI, these are big ticket things that I, that are impact large fractions of the world.
Examples
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In 1951, enough electricity was generated in an experimental nuclear fission reactor to light four light bulbs.
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Tritium is a hydrogen isotope and a byproduct of the nuclear fission process.
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Ask the key question: What problems and positive effects might result if more nuclear fission power plants were built?
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Their fuel would not be as dangerous as the uranium used in nuclear fission power plants.
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Indeed, this may be the greatest contribution nuclear fission has made to human well-being.
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Objective: Students will construct a list of problems that might occur if more nuclear fission power plants were built.
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Juanita and Amy knew that nuclear fission was used in bombs and in the production of electricity.
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Project Prometheus aims to adapt nuclear fission for possible applications in support of a range of missions.
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In 1951, enough electricity was generated in an experimental nuclear fission reactor to light four light bulbs.
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Both conventional and thorium-based reactions use nuclear fission to create heat, which converts water to steam to generate electricity.
Synonyms
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A heavy atom's center splits into two or more smaller parts, releasing energy
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A change inside an atom's core that makes or uses a large amount of energy
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'nuclear' (relating to atomic nuclei) modifies 'fission' (splitting), so the combined meaning — splitting of a nucleus releasing energy — is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is common and mirrored in many languages (e.g. Spanish 'fisión nuclear'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun nuclear fission combines nuclear meaning 'about atoms' and fission meaning 'splitting', so it paints a picture of a heavy atom being split into smaller atoms. When the atom breaks, pieces fly away and a lot of energy is released, so the term now means a process that 'releases energy'.