NUCLEAR FUSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

Synonyms:

fusion; nuclear fusion; nuclear fusion reaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("nuclear fusion" is a kind of...):

nuclear reaction ((physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nuclear fusion"):

cold fusion (nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken)

thermonuclear reaction (a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun))