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noun

Fusion n.

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.

The union or blending together of things, as, melted together. "The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs... had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds."

Watery fusion (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallization.

(Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.

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Etymology of 'Fusion'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fusion" Quotes from Famous Books

... Section 13 again, in which is the suggestion that the occipital part of the skull is possibly a fusion of vertebrae, a new view with much in its favour, and obviously an entirely different one from the old "segmental" view of the entire skull, ...

— Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata • H. G. Wells

... BOLLAND. Fusion is here. It's the logical development. I am an old politician. The time for discussion is over. Now it's a straight fight to ...

— Moral • Ludwig Thoma

... holding each other close. The whole soul of the girl rose to clasp and to greet his, in that blest fusion of life which seems to have nothing hidden or held back. She made him tell her over and over again the sweet ...

— Watersprings • Arthur Christopher Benson

... question became subjected to the criticism or admiration of all the rest. Rivalry in any field of study was just as likely to arise between two boys at different ends of the room as between those sitting side by side. The spirit of Dally tended to assist this fusion of personalities in every way, and the boy who kept apart was sure sooner or later to run foul of his good-humoured but well-aimed sallies. His attitude implied no tyranny, and he strove for no ...

— The Soul of a Child • Edwin Bjorkman

... between the two races in physical, mental, and moral characteristics will prevent an amalgamation or fusion of them together in one homogeneous mass. If the inferior obtains the ascendency over the other, it will govern with reference only to its own interests for it will recognize no common interest—and create such a ...

— State of the Union Addresses of Andrew Johnson • Andrew Johnson

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