fu·sion (fy  zh n)n. 1. The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat. 2. The liquid or melted state induced by heat. 3. a. The merging of different elements into a union: the fusion of copper and zinc to form brass; the difficult fusion of conflicting political factions. b. A union resulting from fusing: A fusion of religion and politics emerged. 4. Physics A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. 5. Music that blends jazz elements and the heavy repetitive rhythms of rock. Also called jazz-fusion, jazz-rock. 6. A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from very different cultures or countries. [Latin f  si , fsin-, from fsus, past participle of fundere, to melt; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.] |
fusion [ˈfjuːʒən]
n
1. the act or process of fusing or melting together; union
2. the state of being fused
3. something produced by fusing
4. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) See nuclear fusion
5. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the merging of juxtaposed speech sounds, morphemes, or words
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a coalition of political parties or other groups, esp to support common candidates at an election
7. (Music / Pop Music) a kind of popular music that is a blend of two or more styles, such as jazz and funk
8. (Psychology) Psychol the processing by the mind of elements falling on the two eyes so that they yield a single percept
9. (Cookery) (modifier) relating to a style of cooking which combines traditional Western techniques and ingredients with those used in Eastern cuisine fusion cuisine fusion food
[from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, melting, casting, from fundere to pour out, found3]
| fusion (fyzhn) 1. The joining together of atomic nuclei, especially hydrogen or other light nuclei, to form a heavier nucleus, especially a helium nucleus. Fusion occurs when plasmas are heated to extremely high temperatures, forcing the nuclei to collide at great speed. The resulting unstable nucleus emits one or more neutrons at very high speeds, releasing more energy than was required to fuse the nuclei, thereby making chain-reactions possible, since the reaction is exothermic. Fusion reactions are the source of the energy in the Sun and in other stars, and in hydrogen bombs. See also fission. 2. A mixture or blend formed by fusing two or more things. |   nuclei of deuterium and tritium (two types of hydrogen atoms) joining by fusion to form a single helium atom and a free neutron |
Fusion union or blending of things. See also coalition.
Examples: fusion of law and equity, 1875; of nations, 1841; of parties [political], 1845.
In intelligence usage, the process of examining all sources of intelligence and information to derive a complete assessment of activity.
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| Noun | 1. |  fusion - an occurrence that involves the production of a unionunion - the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" |
| 2. | fusion - the state of being combined into one body unification, union - the state of being joined or united or linked; "there is strength in union" alliance, confederation - the state of being allied or confederated federalisation, federalization - the state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service" | |
| 3. | fusion - the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words linguistic process - a process involved in human language syncretism - the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) | |
| 4. | fusion - a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy cold fusion - nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken nuclear reaction - (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei thermonuclear reaction - a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun) | |
| 5. | fusion - the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | |
| 6. | fusion - correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization correction - treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" | |
| 7. | fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together |
fusion
noun merging, uniting, union, merger, federation, mixture, blend, blending, integration, synthesis, amalgamation, coalescence, commingling, commixture
Translations
fusion
n (of metal, fig) → Verschmelzung f, → Fusion f; (Phys: also nuclear fusion) → (Kern)fusion f, → Kernverschmelzung f
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