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# fusion

noun (fusion, uncountable; a fusion, fusions)

«fusion» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fusion is the joining of two or more things into one: a fusion of music styles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#m1)
2. (science) Nuclear fusion is when tiny atoms join together and give out huge amounts of energy, which is how the Sun shines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#m2)
3. (science) Fusion can also mean melting, especially of metal or rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#m3)
4. Fusion food mixes cooking from different countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, the Sun and stars make light and heat by fusion of hydrogen into helium; scientists try to copy this on Earth for clean energy. In music and food, fusion means a mix of styles, like Indian-British dishes or jazz-rock. In technology, fusion means welding things together. Phrases: «nuclear fusion», «fusion energy», «fusion food», «a fusion of».

### Examples

- The Sun makes its energy by nuclear fusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x1)
- Scientists hope fusion will give us clean power one day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x2)
- The restaurant serves fusion food: Korean tacos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x3)
- The band's music is a fusion of folk and rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x4)
- Welding is a kind of fusion of two metals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x5)
- Fusion joins small atoms; fission splits big ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/#x6)

### Note

Verb: «fuse» (to join or melt). Do not confuse fusion (joining atoms, the Sun) with fission (splitting atoms, today's nuclear power stations). Uncountable for the process; «a fusion of» for a mix.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons, the Sun and stars make light and heat by fusion of hydrogen into helium; scientists try to copy this on Earth for clean energy. In music and food, fusion means a mix of styles, like Indian-British dishes or jazz-rock. In technology, fusion means welding things together. Phrases: «nuclear fusion», «fusion energy», «fusion food», «a fusion of».

### Examples

- The attri- bution of the work to Rabbi Akiba umbjubtedly rests on a con- fusion of titles. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fusion/#x1)

### Note

Verb: «fuse» (to join or melt). Do not confuse fusion (joining atoms, the Sun) with fission (splitting atoms, today's nuclear power stations). Uncountable for the process; «a fusion of» for a mix.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fusion» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fusion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «fusion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fusion/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fusion» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fusion.html) on Mova free.