HyperDic: nuclear_fusion

English > 1 sense of the expression nuclear fusion:
NOUNprocessnuclear fusion, fusion, nuclear fusion reactiona nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
English > nuclear fusion: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningA nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
Synonymsfusion, nuclear fusion reaction
Narrowercold fusionnuclear fusion at or near room temperatures
thermonuclear reactionA nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
Broadernuclear reaction(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
Spanishfusión, fusión nuclear
Catalanfusió, fusió nuclear

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