fusion

Meanings

Plural: fusions

Noun

• an occurrence that involves the production of a union
• the state of being combined into one body
• the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
• a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
• 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
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.
• The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
• The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof.

Verb

• To combine; to fuse.

Synonyms

coalition, merger, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction, optical fusion, spinal fusion, unification

Antonyms

fission

Related Words

fuse