fusion

== English == === Etymology === First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfjuː.ʒən/ Rhymes: -uːʒən === Noun === fusion (countable and uncountable, plural fusions) The act of merging separate things, 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. (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 ==== (antonym(s) of “nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine”): fission ==== Hyponyms ==== (nuclear fusion): cold fusion hot fusion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fuse ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fusion (third-person singular simple present fusions, present participle fusioning, simple past and past participle fusioned) (nonstandard, transitive) To combine; to fuse. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, a borrowing from Latin fūsiōnem. Doublet of foison. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fy.zjɔ̃/ === Noun === fusion f (plural fusions) (physics, chemistry) fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) (figuratively) mix; mixture (nuclear physics) fusion Antonym: fission ==== Derived terms ==== en fusion point de fusion ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: füzyon === Further reading === “fusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fūsiō, fūsiōnem. === Noun === fusion f (plural fusions) fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it) ==== Descendants ==== French: fusion→ Turkish: füzyon → English: fusion == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English fusion, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfju.ʐɘn/ Rhymes: -uʐɘn Syllabification: fu‧sion === Noun === fusion n (indeclinable) jazz fusion Synonym: jazz-rock fusion cuisine === Further reading === fusion in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin fusiō, fusiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɵˈɧuːn/ === Noun === fusion c (physics) nuclear fusion The process whereby two companies merge to become one. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== fission === References === “fusion”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)