fusion

[fyoo-zhuh n]

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noun

the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.

that which is fused; the result of fusing: A ballet production is the fusion of many talents.

Politics.

a coalition of parties or factions.
(initial capital letter)the political party resulting from such a coalition.

Also called nuclear fusion. Physics. a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms, as the combination of deuterium atoms to form helium atoms.Compare fission(def 2).

Ophthalmology.

Also called binocular fusion.the correct blending of the images of both eyes.
the perception of rapid, intermittent flashes of light as a continuous beam.

popular music that is a blend of two styles, especially a combining of jazz with either rock, classical music, or such ethnic elements as Brazilian or Japanese music.

Linguistics. the merging of linguistic elements, especially morphemes, usually accompanied by a change in the form of the elements.

adjective

(of food or cooking) combining usually widely differing ethnic or regional ingredients, styles, or techniques: a restaurant serving French-Thai fusion cuisine; a fusion menu.

Origin of fusion

1545–55: < Latin fūsiōn- (stem of fūsiō) a pouring out, melting. See fuse², -ion

Related formsfu·sion·al, adjectivenon·fu·sion, noun

Can be confusedfission fusion

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Related Words for fusion

synthesis, blend, amalgam, blending, alloy, melting, commixture, junction, amalgamation, merger, compound, coalition, integration, union, heating, unification, admixture, federation, coalescence, liquefaction

Examples from the Web for fusion

Contemporary Examples of fusion

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze
Lizzie Crocker
January 9, 2015
As the fusion of Indian and Spanish tradition evolved, public festivities took a commercial turn.
New Orleans’ Carnivalesque Day of the Dead
Jason Berry
November 1, 2014
Blues with a country beat, the fusion of black and white, had found its personification in Elvis.
How Rock and Roll Killed Jim Crow
Dennis McNally
October 26, 2014
Moderator Alicia Menendez, an anchor on the Fusion network, asked about the influence of her children.
Live from San Antonio: Women in the World Texas!
Women in the World
October 23, 2014
Exclusive content from the event will air on Fusion's primetime program “Alicia Menendez Tonight” (weeknights at 9:00 p.m.).
Ebola, Israeli-Palestinian Reconciliation Panels Added to WITW Texas
October 16, 2014

Historical Examples of fusion

Thus does Arama propound his plan for a fusion between the races.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
The fusion of the two versifications was as gradual as that of the two vocabularies had been.
A Literary History of the English People
Jean Jules Jusserand
The fusion is conducted in a Fletcher's crucible furnace in a clay crucible.
On Laboratory Arts
Richard Threlfall
When fusion is complete, the contents of the crucible are poured into any suitable mould.
On Laboratory Arts
Richard Threlfall
When the G-4's went out the fusion must have shorted the neutralizers.
Triplanetary
Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for fusion

fusion

noun

the act or process of fusing or melting together; union

the state of being fused

something produced by fusing

See nuclear fusion

the merging of juxtaposed speech sounds, morphemes, or words

a coalition of political parties or other groups, esp to support common candidates at an election

a kind of popular music that is a blend of two or more styles, such as jazz and funk

psychol the processing by the mind of elements falling on the two eyes so that they yield a single percept

(modifier) relating to a style of cooking which combines traditional Western techniques and ingredients with those used in Eastern cuisinefusion cuisine; fusion food

Word Origin for fusion

C16: from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, melting, casting, from fundere to pour out, found ³

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Word Origin and History for fusion

1550s, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fusionem (nominative fusio) "an outpouring, effusion," noun of action from fusus, past participle of fundere "pour, melt" (see found (v.2)). In nuclear physics sense, first recorded 1947; in jazz sense, by 1972.

fusion in Medicine

fusion

[fyōō′zhən]

n.

The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.

The merging of different elements into a union, as of vertebrae.

The mechanism by which both eyes blend slightly different images from each eye into a single image.

The growing together of two or more teeth as a result of the abnormal union of their formative organs.

A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.

fusion in Science

fusion

[fyōō′zhən]

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.

A mixture or blend formed by fusing two or more things.