SPALLATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles
   Usage Example(s)
   • some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star
   Hypernyms(s) spallation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nuclear reaction (what does nuclear reaction mean?)