 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fusion
noun
1: an occurrence that involves the production of a union [syn:
{merger}, {unification}]
2: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more
massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
[syn: {nuclear fusion}, {nuclear fusion reaction}]
3: the state of being combined into one body [syn: {coalition}]
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 [syn: {optical fusion}]
6: correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two
or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes
done by traction or immobilization [syn: {spinal fusion}]
7: the act of fusing (or melting) together
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fusion \Fu"sion\, noun [L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour,
melt: cf. F. fusion. See {Fuse}, verb (used with an object), aud cf, {Foison}.]
1. The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by
heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of
metals.
2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of
fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in
fusion.
3. 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. --C.
Kingsley.
{Watery fusion} (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by
heat in their own water of crystallization.
4. (Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts
or tissues.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
148 Moby Thesaurus words for "fusion":
Anschluss, addition, admixture, affiliation, agglomeration,
aggregation, agreement, alignment, alliance, alloy, alloyage,
amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, blend, blending,
cabal, cahoots, cartel, centralization, coadunation, coalescence,
coalition, colleagueship, collegialism, collegiality, colliquation,
combination, combine, combo, comminglement, commingling,
commixture, composition, compound, comradeship, confederacy,
confederation, confraternity, congeries, conglomeration,
conjugation, conjunction, consolidation, conspiracy, copartnership,
copartnery, decoagulation, deliquescence, deliquium, dissolution,
dissolving, eclecticism, ecumenism, embodiment, encompassment,
enosis, federalization, federation, fellowship, fluidification,
fluidization, fraternalism, fraternity, fraternization,
freemasonry, fusibility, fusing, hookup, identification, identity,
immixture, inclusion, incorporation, individuality, indivisibility,
intactness, integrality, integration, integrity, interfusion,
interlarding, interlardment, interminglement, intermingling,
intermixture, inviolability, irreducibility, junction, junta,
leaching, league, liquation, liquefaction, liquescence,
liquescency, lixiviation, marriage, meld, melding, melting, merger,
mingling, mixing, mixture, oneness, organic unity, package,
package deal, particularity, partnership, percolation, pluralism,
purity, running, selfsameness, simplicity, singleness, singularity,
sodality, solidarity, solidification, solidity, solubilization,
solution, sorority, syncretism, syndication, syneresis, synthesis,
thaw, thawing, thermonuclear fusion, thermonuclear reaction,
thermoplasticity, tie-in, tie-up, unclotting, undividedness,
unification, uniformity, union, uniqueness, unity, univocity,
wedding, wholeness
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
FUSION
Software package supplied by Network Research Corporation
claiming to connect various different configurations of LAN.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
fusion
A {program transformation} where a {composition}
of two functions is replaced by in-lining them and combining
their bodies. E.g.
f x = g (h x) ==> f x = g (2 * x)
g x = x + 1 f x = 2 * x + 1
h x = 2 * x
This has the beneficial effect of reducing the number of
function calls. It can be especially useful where the
intermediate result is a large data structure which can be
eliminated.
See also {vertical loop combination}.
(1994-12-05)
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