fusion

«fusion» in Mova's school dictionary: the joining of two or more things into one: a fusion of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fusion, uncountable; a fusion, fusions)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fusion is the joining of two or more things into one: a fusion of music styles. tree →

2) (science) Nuclear fusion is when tiny atoms join together and give out huge amounts of energy, which is how the Sun shines. tree →

3) (science) Fusion can also mean melting, especially of metal or rock. tree →

4) Fusion food mixes cooking from different countries. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, the Sun and stars make light and heat by fusion of hydrogen into helium; scientists try to copy this on Earth for clean energy. In music and food, fusion means a mix of styles, like Indian-British dishes or jazz-rock. In technology, fusion means welding things together. Phrases: «nuclear fusion», «fusion energy», «fusion food», «a fusion of».

examples

• The Sun makes its energy by nuclear fusion. tree →
• Scientists hope fusion will give us clean power one day. tree →
• The restaurant serves fusion food: Korean tacos. tree →
• The band's music is a fusion of folk and rock. tree →
• Welding is a kind of fusion of two metals. tree →
• Fusion joins small atoms; fission splits big ones. tree →

note

Verb: «fuse» (to join or melt). Do not confuse fusion (joining atoms, the Sun) with fission (splitting atoms, today's nuclear power stations). Uncountable for the process; «a fusion of» for a mix.

In the corpora

• Most of the gas fell into the middle, which got so hot and squashed that fusion switched on: the Sun was born.
• Before fusion starts, a young star is a protostar, glowing from the heat of its own collapse and hidden in dust.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fusion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.