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fusion - an occurrence that involves the production of a union |
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merger,
unification |
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union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
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fusion - the act of fusing (or melting) together |
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compounding,
combining,
combination an occurrence that results in things being united
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fusion - a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
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nuclear reaction (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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cold fusion nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken
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thermonuclear reaction a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
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fusion - the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words |
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linguistic process the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
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syncretism the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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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 |
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correction the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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fusion - the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept |
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beholding,
visual perception,
seeing perception by means of the eyes
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