Fusion
['fjuːʒ(ə)n] or ['fjʊʒən]
Definition
(noun.) the act of fusing (or melting) together.
(noun.) correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization.
(noun.) the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept.
(noun.) an occurrence that involves the production of a union.
(noun.) a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
(noun.) the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words.
Typist: Rodger--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.
(v. t.) The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.
(v. t.) The union or blending together of things, as, melted together.
(v. t.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Liquefaction (by heat), melting.[2]. Amalgamation, blending together, making homogeneous.
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Examples
- Would not matter solidifying after fusion form a glass, a vitreous, rather than a crystalline product? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- If Alexander the Great had lived, he might have come westward and driven these two powers into such a fusion of interests. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He obtained, by fusion, a crystalline carbonate resembling marble. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The period of fusion lasts from four to eight hours. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Good casts were often thus procured, but the uncertainty of the process, arising from the frequent fusion of the lead matrices, caused it to be discontinued. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The crucible is now covered and the fusion kept up for about thirty-five minutes, when the dross is skimmed off, and the alloy found ready for use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Out of a fusion of these Siberian with native north Chinese elements arose the Suy dynasty, which conquered the south. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thus the freezing point and the melting point, or point of fusion, are the same, and the point is always the same for the same substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The number of units of heat required to melt a unit mass of ice is called the _heat of fusion_ of water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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