Spallation

Meaning

Noun

●

In Engineering & Materials science:

Fragmentation due to

or impact, or any

of

thereby.

●

In Nuclear physics:

A

nuclear reaction

in which a

into many nucleons.

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Origin

spallation

English

-ation

English

spall

English

spalla

Italian

spatula

Latin

spatha

Latin

σπάθη

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

spalle

Middle English (1100-1500)

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Related

Spontaneous Fission

Corona Discharge

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