## Meanings
1. The act of joining separate things into one, or the result of doing so.
2. A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei join together and release huge amounts of energy.

## Examples
- The restaurant offers a fusion of Italian and Japanese cooking.
- Scientists hope nuclear fusion will one day power our cities.

## Antonyms
- fission

## Derived Forms
- autofusion
- co-fusion
- defusion
- electrofusion
- enfuvirtide
- fusional
- fusioneer
- fusionesque
- fusionism
- fusionist
- fusionless
- fusionlike

## Related Forms
- fuse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵʰewd-
- Root: fusion
- Root: fūsiōnem

## Etymology
First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.

## AI Etymology
Fusion first appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison. In present-day use, it can mean the act of joining separate things into one, or the result of doing so, or a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei join together and release huge amounts of energy. Related forms include fuse. Derived formations include autofusion, co-fusion, defusion, electrofusion, enfuvirtide.

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- Science & Research
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