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fissilitynoun
Quality of being fissile.
fissilitynoun
The property of mudstones to split along layers, more or less parallel to the plane of bedding, thus becoming described as shales.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fissilitynoun
The quality of admitting to be cloven.
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fissility
In nuclear engineering, fissile material is material capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction. By definition, fissile material can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of thermal energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either slow neutrons (i.e., a thermal system) or fast neutrons. Fissile material can be used to fuel thermal-neutron reactors, fast-neutron reactors and nuclear explosives.
Webster Dictionary
Fissilitynoun
quality of being fissile
Wikidata
Fissility
Fissility refers to the property of rocks to split along planes of weakness into thin sheets. This is commonly observed in shales, which are sedimentary rocks, and in slates and phyllites, which are foliated metamorphic rocks. The fissility in these rocks is caused by the preferred alignment of platy phyllosilicate grains due to compaction, deformation or new mineral growth. A highly fissile rock splits easily along the cleavage.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fissility in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fissility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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