Definitions for fusion

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fusion fu·sion

Spelling: [fyoo-zhuh n]

IPA: /ˈfyu ʒən/

Fusion is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in fusion (finosu).

Definitions for fusion

noun

1. the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
2. that which is fused; the result of fusing:
3. Politics. a coalition of parties or factions. (initial capital letter) the political party resulting from such a coalition.
4. Also called nuclear fusion. Physics. a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms, as the combination of deuterium atoms to form helium atoms. Compare fission (def 2).
5. Ophthalmology. Also called binocular fusion. the correct blending of the images of both eyes. the perception of rapid, intermittent flashes of light as a continuous beam.
6. popular music that is a blend of two styles, especially a combining of jazz with either rock, classical music, or such ethnic elements as Brazilian or Japanese music.
7. Linguistics. the merging of linguistic elements, especially morphemes, usually accompanied by a change in the form of the elements.

adjective

1. (of food or cooking) combining usually widely differing ethnic or regional ingredients, styles, or techniques:

Origin of fusion

1545-55: Latin fūsiōn- (stem of fūsiō) a pouring out, melting. See fuse², -ion

Examples for fusion

Blues with a country beat, the fusion of black and white, had found its personification in Elvis.

Moderator Alicia Menendez, an anchor on the fusion network, asked about the influence of her children.

When fusion is complete, the contents of the crucible are poured into any suitable mould.

Exclusive content from the event will air on fusion's primetime program “Alicia Menendez Tonight” (weeknights at 9:00 p.m.).

As the fusion of Indian and Spanish tradition evolved, public festivities took a commercial turn.

The fusion is conducted in a Fletcher's crucible furnace in a clay crucible.

Thus does Arama propound his plan for a fusion between the races.

The fusion of the two versifications was as gradual as that of the two vocabularies had been.

When the G-4's went out the fusion must have shorted the neutralizers.

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.