spallation

Words with a similar base: spallation

'spallation'

[spallation.n.01] as in: (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles

Examples:
some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star

Origins

					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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