[{"word":"fission","phonetic":"/ˈfɪʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfɪʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process whereby one item splits to become two.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cause to undergo fission.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To undergo fission.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fission"]}]