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fu·sion
(fyo͞o′zhən)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 atomic 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 fūsiō, fūsiōn-, from fūsus, past participle of fundere, to melt; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
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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. (Nuclear Physics) See nuclear fusion
5. (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. (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.
[C16: from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, melting, casting, from fundere to pour out, found3]
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fu•sion
(ˈfyu ʒən)n.
1. the act or process of fusing or the state of being fused.
2. that which is fused; the result of fusing: A ballet production is the fusion of many talents.
3.
a. a coalition of political parties or factions.
b. (cap.) the body resulting from such a coalition.
4. the joining of atomic nuclei in a reaction to form nuclei of heavier atoms, as the combination of deuterium atoms to form helium atoms. Compare fission (def. 2).
5. popular music that is a blend of two styles, esp. a combining of jazz with rock, classical music, or such ethnic elements as Brazilian or Japanese music.
6. (of food) combining usu. widely differing ethnic or regional ingredients, styles, or techniques: a restaurant serving French-Thai fusion cuisine; a fusion menu.
[1545–55: < Latin]
fu′sion•al, adj.
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fu·sion
(fyo͞o′zhən)1. The joining together of light atomic nuclei, especially hydrogen nuclei, to form a heavier nucleus, especially a helium nucleus. Fusion occurs when light nuclei are heated to extremely high temperatures, forcing them to collide at great speed. The collision releases one or more neutrons and energy in the form of radiation. Fusion reactions power the sun and other stars. See more at fission.
2. A mixture or blend formed by fusing two or more things: An alloy is a fusion of two or more metals.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
fusion
In intelligence usage, the process of examining all sources of intelligence and information to derive a complete assessment of activity.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Fusion
union or blending of things. See also coalition.Examples: fusion of law and equity, 1875; of nations, 1841; of parties [political], 1845.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
fusion
1. (melting) The process by which a change of state from solid to liquid occurs.
2. 1) Melting. 2) A nuclear reaction forming a heavier nucleus from light atomic nuclei and in the process releasing nuclear energy.
3. A surgical method of joining.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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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 |
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fusion
noun merging, uniting, union, merger, federation, mixture, blend, blending, integration, synthesis, amalgamation, coalescence, commingling, commixture
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
fusion
nounSomething produced by mixing:
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Translations
إنْدِماجإنْصِهار، إنْدِماج
slitísplynutí
foreningsammensmeltning
fuusiosulaminensulatus
fúzióösszeolvadás
sambræîslasamruni
fúzia
füzyonkaynaşma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fusion
n (of metal, fig) → Verschmelzung f, → Fusion f; (Phys: also nuclear fusion) → (Kern)fusion f, → Kernverschmelzung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fuse1
(fjuːz) verb1. to melt (together) as a result of great heat. Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.
2. (of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse. Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.
noun a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off. She mended the fuse.
fusion (ˈfjuːʒən) noun1. the act of melting together. fusion of the metal pieces.
2. a very close joining of things. the fusion of his ideas.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fu·sion
n. fusión.
1. reacción termonuclear en la cual núcleos atómicos de luz se unen para formar átomos más potentes;
2. acto de fusionar o fundir;
nuclear ___ → ___ nuclear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
fusion
n fusión f; lumbar — fusión lumbarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.