fusion
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1. the act of fusing (or melting) together (noun.act)
2. 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.act)
| hypernym | : | correction, |
| definition | : | treatment of a specific defect (noun.act) |
3. the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept (noun.cognition)
4. an occurrence that involves the production of a union (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | union, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts (noun.event) |
5. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | nuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cold fusion, |
| definition | : | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | thermonuclear reaction, |
| definition | : | a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun) (noun.process) |
6. the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | linguistic process, |
| definition | : | a process involved in human language (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | syncretism, |
| definition | : | the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) (noun.process) |
7. the state of being combined into one body (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | unification, union, |
| definition | : | the state of being joined or united or linked (noun.state) |
8. the act of fusing (or melting) together (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
| definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | fuse, |
| definition | : | make liquid or plastic by heating (verb.change) |
9. an occurrence that involves the production of a union (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
| definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
10. the act of fusing (or melting) together (noun.act)
| derivation | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
| definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | fuse, |
| definition | : | make liquid or plastic by heating (verb.change) |
11. an occurrence that involves the production of a union (noun.event)
| derivation | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
| definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
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