Meaning of fusion in English

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Noun
fusion
Etymology
mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere‘pour, melt’
Definitions
1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union
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2. a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
3. the state of being combined into one body
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4. the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
5. the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
6. correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae
Examples
- « usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization »
7. the act of fusing (or melting) together
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