fusion
pronunciation
How to pronounce fusion in British English:
UK [ˈfjuːʒn]
How to pronounce fusion in American English:
US [ˈfjuːʒn]
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- Noun:
- an occurrence that involves the production of a union
- a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
- the state of being combined into one body
- the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
- the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
- correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
- the act of fusing (or melting) together
Word Origin
- fusion (n.)
- 1550s, "act of melting by heat," from Middle French fusion or directly from Latin fusionem (nominative fusio) "an outpouring, effusion," noun of action from fusus, past participle of fundere "to pour, melt" (see found (v.2)). Meaning "union or blending of different things; state of being united or blended" is by 1776; used especially in 19c, of politics, in early 20c. of psychology, atoms, and jazz (in nuclear physics sense, first recorded 1947; in musical sense, by 1972).
Example
- 1. Of course , pure fusion may also be impossible .
- 2. The researchers addressed this problem by modifying the virus 's fusion protein .
- 3. Unfortunately bubble fusion is also mired in controversy .
- 4. A more plausible approach could come from bubble fusion .
- 5. So when will inertial confinement fusion be delivering commercial electricity ?