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chain reaction

The correct spelling is chain reaction.

How to pronounce chain reaction

noun

Say it like: Cha-yn -ree-csh-on

The correct spelling is chain reaction. A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms. For example: "The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction."

Usage Examples

The Manhattan Project produced the first recorded controlled chain reaction.

The bombs all exploded in a chain reaction.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A nuclear reaction in which particles produced by the fission of one atom trigger fissions of other atoms.
  2. 2.A series of events, each one causing or influencing the next.

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