FISSILE


Meaning of FISSILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi-səl, ˈfi-ˌsī(-ə)l ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin fissilis, from findere

Date: 1661

1. : capable of being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage

fissile wood

fissile crystals

2. : capable of undergoing fission

• fis·sil·i·ty fi-ˈsi-lə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.