[ˈfɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- division or splitting into two or more parts
(e.g: the party dissolved into fission and acrimony)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin fissio(n-), from findere ‘to split’

[ˈfɪʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (chiefly of atoms) undergo fission
(e.g: these heavy nuclei can also fission)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin fissio(n-), from findere ‘to split’