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fusion
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)
- The act of merging separate elements, 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 types of jazz.
- 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
- (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)
- (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)
- (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
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)
- 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
- (physics) nuclear fusion
- The process whereby two companies merge to become one.
Declension
See also
- fission
References
- fusion in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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consolidation
English
Etymology
From Latin c?nsolid?ti?, c?nsolid?ti?nem, from c?nsolid?.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
consolidation (countable and uncountable, plural consolidations)
- The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated
- Synonyms: solidification, combination
- The combination of several actions into one.
- (medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
Coordinate terms
- (The act of uniting by combination): defragmentation
Translations
French
Pronunciation
Noun
consolidation f (plural consolidations)
- consolidation
- strengthening, reinforcement
Related terms
- consolider
Further reading
- “consolidation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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