Definitions for spallation

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spallation spall·a·tion

Spelling: [spaw-ley-shuh n]

IPA: /spɔˈleɪ ʃən/

Spallation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 695 anagrams from letters in spallation (aaillnopst).

Definitions for spallation

noun

1. a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.

Origin of spallation

First recorded in 1945-50; spall + -ation

Examples for spallation

Two general types of reactions, known as spallation and fragmentation, are distinguished.