fusion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ (UK)
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Etymology
First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
These tasks may be summarised as comprising the maintenance and improvement of railway services and facilities during a transitional period; the reorganising of systems of management and technical practices, so as to secure maximum efficiency and economy from the fusion of four major railway systems (using for these purposes all the resources and traditional skill of the former companies); and the building-up of a sense of common purpose and esprit de corps among a staff of more than 600,000 men and women.
1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 223:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
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(countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
From a vault in the green-blue ice, more or less perfectly formed each summer, the torrent issues, which represents the natural drainage of the valley, derived partly from land-springs, partly from fusion of the ice.
1855, James David Forbes, “On Glaciers In General”, in Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers, published 1859, page 239:This Cryſtal is a pellucid fiſſile Stone, clear as Water or Cryſtal of the Rock, and without Colour; enduring a red Heat without loſing its tranſparency, and in a very ſtrong Heat calcining without Fuſion.
a. 1728 (date written), Isaac Newton, “[The Third Book of Opticks.] [Qu[estion] 25. Are there not other original Properties of the Rays of Light, besides those already described?]”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. […], 4th edition, London: […] William Innys […], published 1730, →OCLC, page 329:The upper limit of temperature is determined by the point at which fusion of the ore takes place, or often, for practical purposes, the temperature at which the ore softens and agglomerates.
1951, Peter L. Paull, Frederick Burton Sellers, Method of Reducing Metal Oxides, US Patent 2740706:Below the temperature of fusion of the solid phase, the growth rate of the solid/ liquid interface at low undercooling is affected mainly by undercooling.
2002, Philippe Rousset, “Modeling Crystallization Kinetics of Triacylglycerols”, in Alejandro G. Marangoni, Suresh Narine, editors, Physical Properties of Lipids, →ISBN:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. ▸ The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fusions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
fission (antonym(s) of “nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine”)
Deriveds
interfusion · world fusion · fusion protein · myofusion · helium fusion · fusionesque · cold fusion · fusiony · atomic fusion · co-fusion · butt fusion · fusion bomb · flame fusion · hemifusion · fusion center · jazz fusion · nonfusion · electrofusion · fusionist · fusionism · reggae fusion · pseudofusion · bubble fusion · nuclear fusion · enfuvirtide · fission-fusion society · microfusion · postfusion · refusion · fusional · heat of fusion · fusion torch · fusion reactor · stereofusion · sonofusion · fusionless · data fusion · hot fusion · fusion tag · autofusion · fusion rocket · fusioneer · defusion · mechanofusion · fusionlike · fusion cuisine · prefusion
Hyponyms
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Translations (137)
pt fusão (lipid bilayers merging their hydrophobic core) · sv smältning (act of melting something by heating it) · ru пла́вка (act of melting something by heating it) · ru слия́ние (merging of elements into a union) · tl sapisan (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · bg ядрен синтез (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · pl fuzja (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · pl fusion (type of music) · ru ядерный си́нтез (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hi संलयन (merging of elements into a union) · cmn 合併 /合并 (merging of elements into a union) · cy ymasiad (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ka აღრეული (type of music) · mk ја́дрено соедину́вање (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · nn fusjon (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · cmn 融合 (merging of elements into a union) · id pemfusian (act of melting something by heating it) · it fusione (act of melting something by heating it) · bg стопяване (act of melting something by heating it) · ca fusió (act of melting something by heating it) · ru фьюжн (type of music) · bg фюжън (type of music) · nl smelten (act of melting something by heating it) · fa موسیقی تلفیقی (type of music) · hu keverés (type of music) · pl fusion (style of cooking) · es fusión (merging of elements into a union) · hu szövetkezés (merging of elements into a union) · fi fuusio (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · id fusi (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hi संलयन (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ca fusió (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · bg разтопяване (act of melting something by heating it) · ka ფიუჟენი (type of music) · la colliquatio (merging of elements into a union) · es fusión (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · id fusi (merging of elements into a union) · nn fusjon (merging of elements into a union) · tl paghahalo (result of the hybridation of two genes) · ml സംയോജനം (merging of elements into a union) · gv co-lheie (merging of elements into a union) · hu fúzió (style of cooking) · cmn 核聚變 /核聚变 (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ka შერეული (type of music) · io fuziono (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · da fusion (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ar اِنْدِمَاج (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ja 溶融 (act of melting something by heating it) · it fusione (lipid bilayers merging their hydrophobic core) · an fusión (merging of elements into a union) · ko 융합 (merging of elements into a union) · hu fúzió (type of music) · es fundición (act of melting something by heating it) · pt fusão (act of melting something by heating it) · el ένωση (merging of elements into a union) · es fusión (lipid bilayers merging their hydrophobic core) · ko 융해 (act of melting something by heating it) · mi kōmitimiti (merging of elements into a union) · hu egyesítés (merging of elements into a union) · hu ötvözet (merging of elements into a union) · it fusione (merging of elements into a union) · cs fúze (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hu fúzió (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ca fusió (merging of elements into a union) · it fusione (result of the hybridation of two genes) · nb fusjon (merging of elements into a union) · pt fusão (result of the hybridation of two genes) · gl fusión (act of melting something by heating it) · hu fúzió (merging of elements into a union) · pt fusão (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · de Verschmelzen (merging of elements into a union) · fi sulaminen (act of melting something by heating it) · fr fusion (lipid bilayers merging their hydrophobic core) · hu egybeolvasztás (merging of elements into a union) · gv co-lheie (act of melting something by heating it) · fi sulatus (act of melting something by heating it) · hu olvasztás (act of melting something by heating it) · ml ആണവസംയോജനം (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · da fusion (merging of elements into a union) · hu egybeolvadás (merging of elements into a union) · fr fusion (merging of elements into a union) · sv fusion (act of melting something by heating it) · bg сливане (merging of elements into a union) · ru расплавле́ние (act of melting something by heating it) · ar اِتِّحَاد (merging of elements into a union) · cmn 熔化 (act of melting something by heating it) · ro fuziune (act of melting something by heating it) · ast fusión (act of melting something by heating it) · hu magfúzió (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · mi honokarihi (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ko 핵융합 (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · pt fundição (act of melting something by heating it) · io fuzo (type of music) · pt fusão (merging of elements into a union) · ja 核融合 (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · de Schmelzen (act of melting something by heating it) · ja 融合 (merging of elements into a union) · tl kapisanan (merging of elements into a union) · da fusion (act of melting something by heating it) · mk то́пење (act of melting something by heating it) · fi fuusio (merging of elements into a union) · ar ذَوَبَان (act of melting something by heating it) · hu koalíció (merging of elements into a union) · gl fusión (merging of elements into a union) · hu ötvözés (merging of elements into a union) · it fusione (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · eu fusio (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ko 용해 (act of melting something by heating it) · mi puoro kōmitimiti (type of music) · gl fusión (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hu összeolvadás (merging of elements into a union) · ru си́нтез (merging of elements into a union) · an fusión (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · sk fúzia (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hu egyesülés (merging of elements into a union) · an fusión (act of melting something by heating it) · nl fusie (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · da fusionsmusik (type of music) · ja フュージョン (type of music) · fr fusion (result of the hybridation of two genes) · fr fusion (act of melting something by heating it) · da sammensmeltning (act of melting something by heating it) · nb fusjon (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · hu összeolvasztás (merging of elements into a union) · fr fusion (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · el συγχώνευση (merging of elements into a union) · pl fuzja (merging of elements into a union) · nl samensmelting (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · pl stopienie (act of melting something by heating it) · hu felolvasztás (act of melting something by heating it) · no sammensmelting (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine) · ru фьюжн (style of cooking) · nl fusie (merging of elements into a union) · ast fusión (merging of elements into a union) · es fusión (result of the hybridation of two genes) · tl pagtutunaw (act of melting something by heating it) · hu vegyítés (type of music)