| fusion | | |
| n. (event) | 1. fusion, merger, unification | an occurrence that involves the production of a union. |
| ~ union | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals" |
| n. (state) | 2. coalition, fusion | the state of being combined into one body. |
| ~ unification, union | the state of being joined or united or linked.; "there is strength in union" |
| ~ alliance, confederation | the state of being allied or confederated. |
| ~ federalisation, federalization | the state of being under federal control.; "the federalization of postal service" |
| n. (process) | 3. fusion | the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words. |
| ~ linguistic process | a process involved in human language. |
| ~ syncretism | the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections). |
| n. (process) | 4. fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction | a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy. |
| ~ cold fusion | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken. |
| ~ nuclear reaction | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei. |
| ~ thermonuclear reaction | a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun). |
| n. (cognition) | 5. fusion, optical fusion | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept. |
| ~ beholding, seeing, visual perception | perception by means of the eyes. |
| n. (act) | 6. fusion, spinal 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. |
| ~ correction | treatment of a specific defect.; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" |
| n. (act) | 7. fusion | the act of fusing (or melting) together. |
| ~ compounding, combining, combination | the act of combining things to form a new whole. |
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