Chain reaction

/tʃˈeɪn ɹɪˈakʃən/

/tʃˈeɪn ɹɪˈækʃən/

Chain reaction

a chemical or nuclear process that is self-sustained and its products cause other processes of the same kind

a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others

a series of related events, each of which is caused by the former one

Examples

1. Reports about Harvey Weinstein, now, one of the most infamous names in film, set off a chain reaction.

2. A chain reaction ensued.

3. A chain reaction that creates matter from energy.

4. And our love is a chain reaction.