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Pronunciation / Transliteration: reazione a catena
"L'evento ha innescato una reazione a catena."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A series of events, each of which causes the next.
"His resignation set off a chain reaction of dismissals within the company."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in the early 20th century, initially coined in chemistry by German chemist Max Bodenstein in 1913 to describe self-sustaining chemical processes. It later gained widespread prominence in nuclear physics during the 1930s and 1940s with the development of atomic energy, eventually extending metaphorically to describe any sequence of events where one primary event sparks subsequent dependent events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chain reaction" is said worldwide
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réaction en chaîne
Transliteration: réaction en chaîne
"L'incident a provoqué une réaction en chaîne."
Kettenreaktion
Transliteration: Kettenreaktion
"Der Vorfall löste eine Kettenreaktion aus."
reazione a catena
Transliteration: reazione a catena
"L'evento ha innescato una reazione a catena."
reacción en cadena
Transliteration: reacción en cadena
"El accidente provocó una reacción en cadena."
reação em cadeia
Transliteration: reação em cadeia
"O problema causou uma reação em cadeia."
श्रृंखला अभिक्रिया
Transliteration: shrinkhala abhikriya
"इस घटना से एक श्रृंखला अभिक्रिया शुरू हो गई।"
连锁反应
Transliteration: liánsuǒ fǎnyīng
"这起事件引发了连锁反应。"
연쇄 반응
Transliteration: yeonswae baneung
"그 사건은 연쇄 반응을 일으켰다."
連鎖反応
Transliteration: rensa hannō
"その出来事は連鎖反応を引き起こした。"
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