расщепляться — meaning in English

English meaning

• fission noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.
• splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

расщепляться is used for these senses in English:

• fission (transitive) To cause to undergo fission.
• splinter (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.

fission — full definition

1. noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.
2. noun The splitting of a single cell or item into two separate parts.

splinter — full definition

1. noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.
2. noun A smaller group that has broken away from a larger organization.
3. verb To break, or cause to break, into thin sharp pieces.
4. verb To break apart into smaller factions.

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