Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spontaneous fission

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: spon-ta-neous -fis-sion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of radioactive decay: nuclear fission that occurs spontaneously, instead of being induced by an external stimulus.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

alpha decay beta decay electron capture gamma decay

Antonyms

induced fission

Questions

What does spontaneous fission mean?: A form of radioactive decay: nuclear fission that occurs spontaneously, instead of being induced by an external stimulus.

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