Kernspaltung

/ˈkɛʁnˌʃpaltʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Kernspaltungen

Meaning

  1. nuclear fission

    Built from Kern (nucleus) + Spaltung (splitting).

    • Kernspaltung setzt Energie frei.

      Nuclear fission releases energy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Kern nucleus
  • Spaltung splitting

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

fission nucléaire

fission nucléaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nuclear fission."

Practice

1 What does Kernspaltung mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ setzt Energie frei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kernspaltung?

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