Definitions for Fissile
ˈfɪs əlfis·sile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fissionable, fissileadjective

   capable of undergoing nuclear fission

   "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"

2. fissileadjective

   capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain

   "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood"

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1. Fissileadjective

   Fissionable.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fissileadjective

   Able to be split

2. fissileadjective

   Easily split along a grain

3. fissileadjective

   Capable of undergoing nuclear fission

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FISSILEadjective

   Having the grain in a certain direction, so as to be cleft

   Etymology: fissilis, Latin.

   This crystal is a pellucid fissile stone, clear as water or crystal of the rock, and without colour; enduring a red heat without losing its transparency, and in a very strong heat calcining without fusion. Isaac Newton, Opt.

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1. fissile

   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.

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1. fissile

   Fissile refers to any material that is capable of undergoing nuclear fission, the process of splitting atomic nuclei, when struck by a neutron. This term is commonly used in nuclear physics and nuclear engineering, especially in the context of nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Fissile materials, such as uranium-235 and plutonium-239, are vital for sustaining nuclear chain reactions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fissileadjective

   capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like crystals

2. Etymology: [L. fissilis, fr. fissus, p. p. of findere to split. See Fissure.]

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1. Fissile

   In nuclear engineering, a fissile material is one that is capable of sustaining a chain reaction of nuclear fission. By definition, fissile materials can sustain a chain reaction with neutrons of any energy. The predominant neutron energy may be typified by either slow neutrons or fast neutrons. Fissile materials can be used to fuel thermal-neutron reactors, with a neutron moderator; fast-neutron reactors, with no moderators; and nuclear explosives.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fissile

   fis′il, adj. that may be cleft or split in the direction of the grain.—adjs. Fissicos′tate, having the ribs divided; Fissiling′ual, having the tongue cleft.—ns. Fissil′ity, cleavableness; Fis′sion, a cleaving or breaking up into two parts.—adj. Fiss′ive. [L. fissilis, from findĕre, fissum, to cleave.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fissile in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Fissile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Fissile in a Sentence

1. Bruce Klingner of Heritage Foundation:

   First of all, the nuclear suppliers group would cut off fissile material to South Korea, which is reliant for all of its fissile material on outside suppliers. It could lead to international sanctions.

2. Vipin Narang:

   A freeze on fissile material, nuclear weapons, and missile production at Yongbyon and beyond — when North Korea does not even acknowledge enrichment facilities outside Yongbyon — without some sanctions relief, seems unlikely.

3. Colin Kahl:

   Back in 2018, when the previous administration decided to leave the JCPOA, it would have taken Iran about 12 months to produce one fissile, one bomb’s worth of fissile material, now it would take about 12 days.

4. National Security Adviser Susan Rice:

   It can be shipped out to a third country, like Russia. That’s probably the most likely means ... Russia has its own fissile material, it’s handled it appropriately, we’re not concerned about that.

5. Olli Heinonen:

   Historically, nuclear-weapon design and even manufacturing have gone hand by hand with the production of fissile material, the bomb to Hiroshima was dropped without testing only a few weeks after the last chunks of high enriched uranium were produced.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Fissile
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Fissile
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fissile
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Fissile
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fissile
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Fissile
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Fissile
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Fissile
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Fissile