Meanings
nounphotodisintegration (plural photodisintegrations)
plural photodisintegrations
- nuclear physicsAny nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishdisintegration
- Englishphotodisintegration
From photo- + disintegration.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French photodésintégration
- photodésintégrationphysics: any nuclear reaction initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation
Irish fóta-dhíscaoileadh
- fóta-dhíscaoileadhphysics: any nuclear reaction initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation
Italian fotodisintegrazione
- fotodisintegrazionephysics: any nuclear reaction initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation
Spanish fotodesintegración
- fotodesintegraciónphysics: any nuclear reaction initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation
Cite this entry
APA
photodisintegration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisintegration
MLA
“photodisintegration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisintegration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodisintegration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisintegration.
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