fusion

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Related topics: Physics

fu·sion /ˈfjuːʒən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

1 MIXa combination of separate qualities or ideas 〔特质、思想等的〕融合；合成

Her work is a fusion of several different styles.

她的作品是几种不同风格的融合。

the best fusion cuisine in the whole of Vancouver

全温哥华最好的混合料理

2 JOIN something TOGETHERa physical combination of separate things 〔物理的〕融合；结合 → fission

the energy that comes from the fusion of hydrogen atoms

氢原子聚变所产生的能量

3. a type of music which mixes jazz with other types of music, especially rock 〔爵士乐与摇滚等音乐风格的〕混成音乐，合成音乐；爵士摇滚乐

Examples from the Corpus

fusion• The use of light isotopes in a fusion reactor has been under experimental study since the 1950s.• The film is a fusion of history and contemporary events.• His philosophy is a fusion of intellect and spiritual belief.• The Cherry Blossom restaurant serves a fusion of Japanese and Californian cooking.• The result was at its best the perfect fusion of continuity and change.• Lloyd George would propose fusion to his Liberal supporters, and Bonar Law would follow suit on the next day.• The spark was supposed to ignite the fusion reaction or miniature thermonuclear explosion.• Unfortunately some of these failings pervaded part of the test-tube fusion story of 1989.

Origin fusion

(1500-1600) Latin fusio, from fundere “to pour, melt”

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