noun
fusion
FYOO-zhun/ˈfjuːʒn/
The joining of separate parts into a single whole.
The fusion of two glass rods creates one continuous glass joint.
Etymology
From a verb meaning to pour or melt, fusion first named melting by heat. It then broadened to separate things blending into one, as if melted together.
In context
This core is hot and dense enough to force atomic nuclei together, forming larger, heavier nuclei in a process known as fusion.
More examples
- Their music is a fusion of jazz and rock.
- Nuclear fusion joins atomic nuclei and releases energy.
- Spinal fusion joins two or more vertebrae into one solid bone.
Forms
fusion · fusions
fuse verb — To join separate parts into one.