split the atom

splitting the atom

Definition

Definition of split the atom - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

nuclear physics

TECH.

divide an atom's nucleus to release energy

TECH.

Scientists split the atom to generate nuclear power.
The discovery that one could split the atom revolutionized science.
Efforts to split the atom led to the development of atomic weapons.

fission

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Expressions with split

split up

stop being together as a group

The band decided to split up after the tour.

split off

separate from a larger group or structure

The small faction decided to split off from the main party..

split hairs

argue about trivial details unnecessarily

He tends to split hairs during every discussion.

split ticket

ballot with candidates from multiple parties

She cast a split ticket in the election.

split the bill

share the payment of a bill among multiple people

They decided to split the bill after dinner.

for a split second

adv.

for a very short moment or instant

I thought I saw her for a split second.

Expressions with atom

not an atom of truth

complete lack of truth in something

There is not an atom of truth in his story.

atom-bomb

attack with atomic bombs

The enemy decided to atom-bomb the strategic locations..

atom bomb

nuclear weapon releasing energy by nuclear fission

The atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

carbon atom

smallest unit of carbon element

A carbon atom has six protons.

Rutherford atom

first modern atomic structure concept with central nucleus

Scientists studied the Rutherford atom to understand atomic structure.

atom smasher

scientific tool boosting charged particles' energy

Scientists used the atom smasher for their experiments.

gram atom

amount of an element equal to one mole of atoms

A gram atom of oxygen weighs 16 grams.

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French:fissionner, ...
German:das Atom spalten, ...
Italian:dividere l'atomo, ...
Spanish:dividir el átomo, ...
Portuguese:dividir o átomo, ...
Chinese:裂变, ...
Japanese:原子を分裂させる, ...
Arabic:شَطَرَ الذَرَّة, ...
Hebrew:לְפַצֵּל אֶת הָאָטוֹם, ...
Russian:расщеплять атом, ...
Ukrainian:розщепити атом, ...
Hindi:परमाणु विखंडन करना, ...
Bengali:পরমাণু বিভাজন করা, ...
Catalan:fissionar, ...
Czech:štěpit atom, ...
Danish:spalte atomet, ...
Dutch:het atoom splitsen, ...
Greek:διασπώ το άτομο, ...
Hungarian:meghasítani az atomot, ...
Khmer:បំបែកស្នូលអាតូម, ...
Korean:원자를 분열시키다, ...
Persian:اتم را شکافتن, ...
Polish:rozszczepić atom, ...
Portuguese (BR):dividir o átomo, ...
Romanian:a diviza atomul, ...
Swedish:klyva, ...
Thai:ผ่าอะตอม, ...
Turkish:parçalamak, ...
Vietnamese:phân hạch, ...

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