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fusion

/fyoo-zhuhn/US // ˈfyu ʒən //UK // (ˈfjuːʒən) //

融合,聚变,熔合,融汇

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
    • : that which is fused; the result of fusing: A ballet production is the fusion of many talents.
    • : Politics. a coalition of parties or factions.the political party resulting from such a coalition.
    • : Also called nu·cle·ar fu·sion [noo-klee-er fyoo-zhuhn] /ˈnu kli ər ˈfyu ʒən/ .Physics. a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms, as the combination of deuterium atoms to form helium atoms.Compare fission.
    • : Ophthalmology Also called bin·oc·u·lar fu·sion [buh-nok-yuh-ler fyoo-zhuhn]. /bəˈnɒk yə lər ˈfyu ʒən/. the correct blending of the images of both eyes.the perception of rapid, intermittent flashes of light as a continuous beam.
    • : popular music that is a blend of two styles, especially a combining of jazz with either rock, classical music, or such ethnic elements as Brazilian or Japanese music.
    • : Linguistics. the merging of linguistic elements, especially morphemes, usually accompanied by a change in the form of the elements.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : combining usually widely differing ethnic or regional ingredients, styles, or techniques: a restaurant serving French-Thai fusion cuisine; a fusion menu.

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Examples

  • The researchers also asked participants various questions about their political beliefs, and administered them a short scale seeking to measure their level of “identity fusion.”

  • The only catch is that trying to contain a nuclear fusion reaction is like trying to keep the sun in a box.

  • The other group of fusion reactions is the CNO cycle, for carbon, nitrogen and oxygen — elements that allow the reactions to proceed.

  • Locals have been trained to find meteorites by looking for the presence of a fusion crust on a rock, which is formed when the exterior of the meteor melts upon entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

  • They include strangely fused teeth and a pattern of fusion in its skull.

  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • Ortho Sol makes precision screws for the most delicate of construction projects: spinal fusion.

  • As the fusion of Indian and Spanish tradition evolved, public festivities took a commercial turn.

  • Blues with a country beat, the fusion of black and white, had found its personification in Elvis.

  • Moderator Alicia Menendez, an anchor on the Fusion network, asked about the influence of her children.

  • If ever the fusion of two human beings into one has been accomplished on this sphere it was surely in their union.

  • The fusion with England is nearly complete and the Welsh language is comparatively little used except by the older people.

  • The progress of the fusion of races is shown by the lists of names, which are both Saxon and Norman in indiscriminate order.

  • Furthermore, fisetin should give protocatechuic acid and phloroglucinol by fusion with caustic potash under proper conditions.

  • An inflammable gas, apparently hydrogen, was evolved during the fusion.