Fission - English meaning

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

A pause in work or during an activity or event.

Usage examples:

I need a break from mental activity

verb

Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.

Usage examples:

The large axe his father used to cleave wood for the fire

verb

Stick fast to.

Usage examples:

Rose's mouth was dry, her tongue cleaving to the roof of her mouth

verb

To cut or break into two or more parts

Usage examples:

[ i ] the volcano cleaved nearly in half after its last eruption.

noun

A separation or disconnection.

Usage examples:

The monstrous disjuncture between his private and his public life

verb

Separate or be separated into parts.

Usage examples:

Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories

noun

A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.

Usage examples:

There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties

verb

Present participle of divide

Usage examples:

At the end of the lecture, i'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups., after…

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

The action of leaving or being separated from someone.

Usage examples:

They exchanged a few words on parting

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

Usage examples:

His lips parted in a smile

noun

The act of leaving or of moving apart

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a sad parting, because we knew it was the last time we would see each other., she gave…

verb

(especially of a pipe or container, or bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.

Usage examples:

If the main artery ruptures he could die

noun

An instance of breaking or bursting suddenly and completely.

Usage examples:

A small hairline crack could develop into a rupture

verb

To burst or break, or to cause something to burst or break

Usage examples:

[ i ] high winds caused the oil tank to rupture., there is a rupture in confidence in government.

noun

The action or state of cutting or being cut.

Usage examples:

Budding and scission of a deflated vesicle into two smaller spherical daughters were sometimes obse…

noun

The action or state of moving or being moved apart.

Usage examples:

The damage that might arise from the separation of parents and children

noun

The action of ending a connection or relationship.

Usage examples:

The severance and disestablishment of the irish church

noun

The action of dividing or being divided into parts.

Usage examples:

The splitting of water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen is critical

adjective

(of a headache) severe.

Usage examples:

I woke up with a splitting headache

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

Usage examples:

The ice cracked and split