cisão

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin scissiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /siˈzɐ̃w̃/ [siˈzɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ci‧são

Noun

cisão f (plural cisões)

  1. split, schism, division
    Synonym: fissão
  2. (nuclear physics) ellipsis of cisão nuclear (“fission”)
    Synonym: fissão

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