nuclear fusion

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noun

fusion(def 4).

Origin of nuclear fusion

First recorded in 1895–1900

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nuclear fusion

noun

a reaction in which two nuclei combine to form a nucleus with the release of energySometimes shortened to: fusion Compare nuclear fission See also thermonuclear reaction

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