fissão

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fissiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fiˈsɐ̃w̃/ [fiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: fis‧são

Noun

fissão f (plural fissões)

  1. fission (process whereby one item splits to become two)
    Synonym: cisão
  2. (nuclear physics) ellipsis of fissão nuclear (“fission”)
    Synonym: cisão
  3. (biology) fission (process by which a bacterium splits into two)
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