nuclear fusion

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noun

fusion(def 4).

Origin of nuclear fusion

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby nuclear fusion

nuclear energy, nuclear envelope, nuclear family, nuclear fission, nuclear fuel, nuclear fusion, nuclear hyaloplasm, nuclear inclusion body, nuclear isomer, nuclear isomerism, nuclear jaundice

Words related to nuclear fusion

fusion

British Dictionary definitions for nuclear fusion

nuclear fusion

noun

a reaction in which two nuclei combine to form a nucleus with the release of energy Sometimes shortened to: fusion Compare nuclear fission See also thermonuclear reaction