different between fusion vs confederation

English

Etymology

1555, from Middle French fusion, from Latin f?si?nem (the accusative of f?si?), from fusus, past participle of fund? (“I pour, I melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fju?.??n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

fusion (countable and uncountable, plural fusions)

1. The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.
   1. (physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
   2. (music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially types of jazz.
   3. A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
   5. The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
   6. (genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
   7. (cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
   8. (fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

Antonyms

• (nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine): fission

Derived terms

• fusion reactor
• fusion torch
• reggae fusion
• jazz fusion
• nuclear fusion

Related terms

• fuse

Translations

Verb

fusion (third-person singular simple present fusions, present participle fusioning, simple past and past participle fusioned)

1. (nonstandard) to combine; to fuse

French

Etymology

From Middle French fusion, from Old French fusion, a borrowing from Latin f?si?, f?si?nem. Doublet of foison.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.zj??/

Noun

fusion f (plural fusions)

1. (physics, chemistry) fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it)
2. (figuratively) mix; mixture
3. (nuclear physics) fusion

   Antonym: fission

Derived terms

• en fusion
• point de fusion

Further reading

• “fusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin f?si?, f?si?nem.

Noun

fusion f (plural fusions)

1. fusion (act of melting or liquefying something by heating it)

Descendants

• English: fusion
• French: fusion

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin fusi?, fusi?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???u?n/

Noun

fusion c

1. (physics) nuclear fusion
2. The process whereby two companies merge to become one.

Declension

See also

• fission

References

• fusion in Svensk ordbok (SO)

English

Alternative forms

• confœderation (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin confoederatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nf?d???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

confederation (plural confederations)

1. A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
2. The act of forming an alliance.

Synonyms

• alliance
• confederacy
• federation
• league

Derived terms

• confederationism
• confederationist

Translations