All fission synonyms
fis·sion
F f noun fission
- splitting — that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- schism — division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.
- scission — a cutting, dividing, or splitting; division; separation.
- dividing — Serving to divide or separate.
- nuclear fission — fission (def 2).
- thermonuclear reaction — a nuclear-fusion reaction that takes place between the nuclei of a gas, especially hydrogen, heated to a temperature of several million degrees.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.