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photofission

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
photofis-sion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.

Uncountable

verb

To undergo, or cause to undergo, photofission.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English fission English photofission From photo- + fission.

Usage

Inflected Forms

photofissions (plural) photofissions (present, singular) photofissioning (participle, present) photofissioned (participle, past) photofissioned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

photodisintegration

Questions

What does photofission mean?
Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.
Where does photofission come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English fission English photofission From photo- + fission.

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