Definition of spallation

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Definition of spallation

  • (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles (noun)

    Examples

    1. some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star

See definition of spallation in Merriam Webster