spallation

See also Spallation

English

WOTD – 6 April 2010    

Wikipedia

Etymology

From spall +‎ -ation.

Spallation as a result of impact can occur with or without penetration of the impacting object

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
• (US) IPA: /spɔːleɪʃən/, /spɑːleɪʃən/

Noun

spallation (plural spallations)

1. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.
2. 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 (it) f
• Norwegian: spallasjon (no) m

• Polish: rozpad promieniotwórczy (pl)
• Russian: расщепление (ru) (rasščeplenije) n
• Spanish: espalación (es)

fragmentation due to stress or impact

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

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

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French

Etymology

From English spallation.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spalasjɔ̃/

Noun

spallation f (plural spallations)

1. (nuclear physics) spallation