nuclear reaction
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1. (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process)
hyponym | : | chain reaction, |
definition | : | a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | endoergic reaction, |
definition | : | a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | exoergic reaction, |
definition | : | a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | fission, nuclear fission, |
definition | : | a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | spallation, |
definition | : | (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles (noun.process) |
domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
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