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spallation

spal·la·tion

UK/spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ US/spɔːleɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles

  • “some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star”

Origin

From spall + -ation.

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