fu·sion

[fyoo-zhuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
2.
that which is fused; the result of fusing: A ballet production is the fusion of many talents.
3.
Politics.
a.
a coalition of parties or factions.
b.
( initial capital letter ) the political party resulting from such a coalition.
4.
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 ).
5.
Ophthalmology.
a.
Also called binocular fusion. the correct blending of the images of both eyes.
b.
the perception of rapid, intermittent flashes of light as a continuous beam.
6.
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.
7.
Linguistics. the merging of linguistic elements, especially morphemes, usually accompanied by a change in the form of the elements.
adjective
8.
(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.
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Origin:
1545–55: < Latin fūsiōn- (stem of fūsiō) a pouring out, melting. See fuse2, -ion

Related forms
fu·sion·al, adjective
non·fu·sion, noun

Can be confused: fission, fusion.
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fusion (ˈfjuːʒən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  the act or process of fusing or melting together; union
2.  the state of being fused
3.  something produced by fusing
4.  See nuclear fusion
5.  the merging of juxtaposed speech sounds, morphemes, or words
6.  a coalition of political parties or other groups, esp to support common candidates at an election
7.  a kind of popular music that is a blend of two or more styles, such as jazz and funk
8.  psychol the processing by the mind of elements falling on the two eyes so that they yield a single percept
9.  (modifier) relating to a style of cooking which combines traditional Western techniques and ingredients with those used in Eastern cuisine: fusion cuisine; fusion food
 
[C16: from Latin fūsiō a pouring out, melting, casting, from fundere to pour out, found³]

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fusion
1550s, from M.Fr. fusion, from L. fusionem (nom. fusio), from fusus, pp. of fundere "pour, melt" (see found (2)). In nuclear physics sense, first recorded 1947; in jazz sense, by 1973.
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fusion fu·sion (fy&oomacr;'zhən)
n.

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

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

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

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

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

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fusion   (fy'zhən)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. 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.

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


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FUSION definition


Software package supplied by Network Research Corporation claiming to connect various different configurations of LAN.

fusion definition

programming
A program transformation where a composition of two functions is replaced by in-lining them and combining their bodies. E.g.
f x = g (h x) ==> f x = g (2 * x) g x = x + 1 f x = 2 * x + 1 h x = 2 * x
This has the beneficial effect of reducing the number of function calls. It can be especially useful where the intermediate result is a large data structure which can be eliminated.
See also vertical loop combination.
(1994-12-05)

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Example sentences
The instruments and devices used to support the fusion vary, however.
Its akin to putting in the diagram a power source that is cold fusion.
Fusion is the gaudiest of hopes, the fire of the stars in the human hearth.
Few believe in fusion now, though uranium-powered fission reactors may be
  coming back into fashion.
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