FUSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fusion mean? 

• FUSION (noun)
  The noun FUSION has 7 senses:

1. an occurrence that involves the production of a union

2. the state of being combined into one body

3. the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

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

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; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

7. the act of fusing (or melting) together

  Familiarity information: FUSION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An occurrence that involves the production of a union

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

fusion; merger; unification

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

union (the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts)

Derivation:

fuse (mix together different elements)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of being combined into one body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

coalition; fusion

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

unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)

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

alliance; confederation (the state of being allied or confederated)

federalisation; federalization (the state of being under federal control)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

linguistic process (a process involved in human language)

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

syncretism (the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections))

Sense 4

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

fusion; nuclear fusion; nuclear fusion reaction

Hypernyms ("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 "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))

Sense 5

Meaning:

The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

fusion; optical fusion

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

beholding; seeing; visual perception (perception by means of the eyes)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

fusion; spinal fusion

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

correction (treatment of a specific defect)

Sense 7

Meaning:

The act of fusing (or melting) together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

Derivation:

fuse (mix together different elements)

fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)

 Context examples 

A fusion protein encoded by the MLL/CASC5 fusion gene.

(MLL/CASC5 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Stars are sustained by the nuclear fusion that occurs in their core, which creates energy.

(Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life, ESA/NASA)

A common acute leukemia chromosomal translocation t(6;11)(q27;q23) involves fusion of MLLT4 and MLL/HRX that results in production of a rogue activator protein.

(AF-6 Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with rearrangement and fusion of this gene to the MLL gene.

(AFF3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion protein (1492 aa, ~172 kDa) encoded by the AKAP9/BRAF fusion gene.

(AKAP9/BRAF Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This fusion is associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

(AKAP9/BRAF Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The CD40L moiety part of the fusion protein binds to CD40 receptors on dendritic cells (DCs).

(Ad-sig-hMUC-1/ecdCD40L Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia associated with t(9;11)(p22;q23) and MLLT3 (AF9)-MLL fusion protein expression.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(9;11)(p22;q23); MLLT3-MLL, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute myeloid leukemia associated with t(1;22)(p13;q13) resulting in the expression of RBM15-MKL1 fusion protein.

(Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Megakaryoblastic) with t(1;22)(p13;q13); RBM15-MKL1, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion protein encoded by the ACSL6/ETV6 fusion gene.

(ACSL6/ETV6 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)