fusion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1555, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“I pour, I melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.
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Noun[edit]
fusion (countable and uncountable, plural fusions)
- The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.
- (physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
- (music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae.
- A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
- The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
- a. 1728 (date written), Isaac Newton, “[The Third Book of Opticks.] [Qu[estion] 25. Are there not other original Properties of the Rays of Light, besides those already described?]”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. […], 4th edition, London: […] William Innys […], published 1730, OCLC 1118497469, page 329:
- This Cryſtal is a pellucid fiſſile Stone, clear as Water or Cryſtal of the Rock, and without Colour; enduring a red Heat without loſing its tranſparency, and in a very ſtrong Heat calcining without Fuſion.
- 1855, James David Forbes, “On Glaciers In General”, in Occasional Papers on the Theory of Glaciers[1], published 1859, page 239:
- From a vault in the green-blue ice, more or less perfectly formed each summer, the torrent issues, which represents the natural drainage of the valley, derived partly from land-springs, partly from fusion of the ice.
- 2002, Philippe Rousset, “Modeling Crystallization Kinetics of Triacylglycerols”, in Alejandro G. Marangoni & Suresh Narine, editors, Physical Properties of Lipids[3], →ISBN:
- Below the temperature of fusion of the solid phase, the growth rate of the solid/ liquid interface at low undercooling is affected mainly by undercooling.
- (genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
- (cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
- (fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
Antonyms[edit]
- (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine): fission
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Translations[edit]
act of melting something by heating it
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merging of elements into a union
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nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine
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type of music
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act of melting or liquefying something by heating it
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result of the hybridation of two genes
lipid bilayers merging their hydrophobic core
Verb[edit]
fusion (third-person singular simple present fusions, present participle fusioning, simple past and past participle fusioned)
- (nonstandard) to combine; to fuse
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, a borrowing from Latin fūsiō, fūsiōnem. Doublet of foison.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fusion f (plural fusions)
- (physics, chemistry) fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it)
- (figuratively) mix; mixture
- (nuclear physics) fusion
- Antonym: fission
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Descendants[edit]
- → Turkish: füzyon
Further reading[edit]
- “fusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin fūsiō, fūsiōnem.
Noun[edit]
fusion f (plural fusions)
- fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it)
Descendants[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem.
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fusion n (indeclinable)
- jazz fusion
- Synonym: jazz-rock
- fusion cuisine
Further reading[edit]
- fusion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fusion in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish[edit]
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fusion c
- (physics) nuclear fusion
- The process whereby two companies merge to become one.
Declension[edit]
Declension of fusion | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fusion | fusionen | fusioner | fusionerna |
Genitive | fusions | fusionens | fusioners | fusionernas |
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