NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nuclear fusion reaction mean? 

• NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION (noun)
  The noun NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NUCLEAR FUSION REACTION (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("nuclear fusion reaction" 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 reaction"):

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))