spallation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.
2. (countable, uncountable) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.

Synonyms

splitting

breakup

break up

cleavage

decay

decompose

decomposition

desquamation

disintegrate

disintegration

disjunction

disruption

divide

exfoliation

fission

flaking

peeling

rot

scaling

spalling

split

split off

transformation

transmutation

unsolder

breaking-off

discerption

splitting-up

breakdown

flaking off

Translations

spallation

éclatement

pulvérisation

explosion

spallazione

espalación

fragmentation

atomisation

explosión

fragmentación

astillado

yarılma

espal·lació

çekirdekten atılma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

From spall + -ation.