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–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.

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).

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, esp. 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, esp. 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.

[Origin: 1545–55: < L fūsiōn- (s. of fūsiō) a pouring out, melting. See fuse², -ion

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—Related forms

fu·sion·al, adjective

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n.

The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.
The liquid or melted state induced by heat.
1. The merging of different elements into a union: the fusion of copper and zinc to form brass; the difficult fusion of conflicting political factions.
2. A union resulting from fusing: A fusion of religion and politics emerged.
Physics A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
Music that blends jazz elements and the heavy repetitive rhythms of rock. Also called jazz-fusion, jazz-rock.
A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from very different cultures or countries.

[Latin fūsiō, fūsiōn-, from fūsus, past participle of fundere, to melt; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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1555, 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.

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fusion
noun
1.	an occurrence that involves the production of a union
2.	the state of being combined into one body [syn: coalition]
3.	the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
4.	a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
5.	the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
6.	correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
7.	the act of fusing (or melting) together

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fusion1 [ˈfjuːʒən] noun

the act of melting together
Example: fusion of the metal pieces

Arabic:	إنْصِهار، إنْدِماج
Chinese (Simplified):	溶化
Chinese (Traditional):	溶化
Czech:	slití
Danish:	sammensmeltning
Dutch:	samensmelting
Estonian:	kokkusulamine
Finnish:	yhteen sulaminen
French:	fusion
German:	die (Ver-)Schmelzung
Greek:	σύντηξη
Hungarian:	összeolvadás
Icelandic:	sambræðsla
Indonesian:	peleburan
Italian:	fusione

Japanese:	溶かし合わせ
Korean:	융해
Latvian:	(metāla) kausēšana
Lithuanian:	su(si)lydymas
Norwegian:	sammensmelting, fusjon
Polish:	stapianie (się)
Portuguese (Brazil):	fusão
Portuguese (Portugal):	fusão
Romanian:	topire; fuziune
Russian:	сплавление
Slovak:	fúzia
Slovenian:	spoj
Spanish:	fusión, fundición
Swedish:	sammansmältning
Turkish:	kaynaşma, füzyon

fusion2 [ˈfjuːʒən] noun

a very close joining of things
Example: the fusion of his ideas

Arabic:	إنْدِماج
Chinese (Simplified):	融合
Chinese (Traditional):	融合
Czech:	splynutí
Danish:	forening
Dutch:	samensmelting
Estonian:	ühtesulamine
French:	fusion
German:	die Vereinigung
Greek:	συγχώνευση
Hungarian:	fúzió
Icelandic:	samruni
Indonesian:	perpaduan
Japanese:	融合

Korean:	융합, 결합
Latvian:	saplūsme; saplūšana
Lithuanian:	su(si)liejimas, su(si)vienijimas
Norwegian:	sammensmelting, forening, fusjon
Polish:	połączenie
Portuguese (Brazil):	fusão
Portuguese (Portugal):	fusão
Romanian:	îmbinare
Russian:	слияние
Slovak:	splynutie
Slovenian:	zlitje
Swedish:	sammanslagning, förenande
Turkish:	kaynaşma

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

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FUSION
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fusion 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.
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