spallation

From spall +‎ -ation.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /spəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /spɔːleɪʃən/, /spɑːleɪʃən/

spallation (countable and uncountable, plural spallations)

1. (engineering, materials science) Fragmentation due to stress or impact, or any pattern of surface damage created thereby.

   Synonyms: spalling, spall

2. (nuclear physics) A nuclear reaction in which a nucleus fragments into many nucleons.

• spallogenic

• altiplanos

From English spallation.

• IPA^(key): /spa.la.sjɔ̃/

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spallation f (plural spallations)

1. (nuclear physics) spallation

• “spallation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.