Definition of fusion in English:

fusion

noun ˈfjuːʒ(ə)nˈfjuʒən

mass noun

1The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.
联合，合并
the election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties
选举结果迫使各政党进行联合。
in singular the film showed a perfect fusion of image and sound
这部影片展示了图像和声音的完美结合。
Example sentencesExamples
- The lower numbers would thus reflect the effects of chromosome fusions.
- It was one of those perfect & glorious fusions of youth, girl, car, music, road, sax, cigarettes, sunset and summer.
- While still almost exclusively spastic, fusions and plain incorrect meters are not so wholly abused.
- As doo wop did earlier, there seems to be a sustained interest in continuing mergers and fusions today.
- As in other sectors of the economy, companies active in food processing and retailing have sought to achieve global weight in a series of mergers and fusions.
- In view of his deliberate focus on such fusions of tradition, however, it is surprising that a similar flexibility is sometimes lacking from his treatment of his written sources.
- Some feature various human/machine fusions at work: a particularly big and chaotic hybrid surprises the alarmed artist in her studio.
- Now we're getting very good fusions of vertebrae.
- Swedish companies underwent fusions and shifted sections of their business abroad to countries with lower labour costs.
- Four independent fusions were made for each species.
- The poet restores conductivity to words through new short-circuits, which arise out of their fusions.
- The anti-mergers saw the fusions as anti-democratic since they were never consulted, and were scared to lose their communities and local services.
- But it was so colorful, so riotous, so hilarious a solidarity that its ostentatious fusions established a special art form.
- The spiritual commons has never been more diverse or capacious, more open to new fusions of faith and belief.
- Here, fissions and fusions are included as a special case of translocations in which one of the input or output chromosomes is empty.
- And whatever the theme is that the show is seeking to follow has led to a shortage of those thrillingly distinct fusions of horse and rider that Stubbs excelled in.
- One can think of very few biographers who have the ability to deal with critical assessment of such diversity and unwieldy fusions of anecdote and myth.
- All fusions were verified by DNA sequence analysis.
- Such definitions can be applied in the context either of trees or of more extensively connected graphs, which are necessary to represent evolutionary fusions.
- Since the heady days of Gunther Schuller's Third Stream experiments, many have tried putting jazz and classical musicians together in a darkened room in the hope of magical fusions.
Synonyms
blend, blending, combination, amalgamation, joining, bonding, binding, merging, melding, mingling, integration, intermixture, intermingling, synthesis
coalescence, compounding, agglutination
uniting, marrying, alliance, unification
rare commingling, commixture, interflow
1. 1.1Physics
  the centre of the Sun where fusion occurs
  short for nuclear fusion
  as modifier a fusion reactor
  Example sentencesExamples
  Achieving the aim of making fusion a viable energy source will require a sustained long-term research effort.
  The most easily attained fusion reaction involves fusing nuclei of the two isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, to make nuclei of helium.
  Cold fusion is an attempt to get fusion to occur under less extreme conditions, possibly as a result of chemical reactions.
  They already get a lot of power from nuclear reactors and also are actively engaged in 4th generation nuclear reactor research and fusion reactor research.
  However, you must remember that an enormous amount of energy is required in order for these reactions to occur at all - that is why fusion is not yet a practical source of energy.
2. 1.2 The process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat so as to join with another.
  熔合
  the fusion of resin and glass fibre in the moulding process
  模塑过程中树脂和玻璃纤维的熔合。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The fusion of silica, heat and glaze transforms the once implacable grey matter into an object d' art.
  The enthalpy change which occurs when a solid is melted is called the heat of fusion.
  Even plastic is often recycled - so-called ‘plastic mechanics’ visit people's houses to repair broken plastics by the simple process of heat fusion.
  Other techniques involve the high temperature fusion of powdered inorganic reagent and the rock.
  ‘The fusion of these materials introduces another dimension,’ she said.
  Synonyms
  melting, smelting, dissolving, dissolution, liquefaction
3. 1.3 Music that is a mixture of different styles, especially jazz and rock.
  不同风格音乐（尤指爵士乐和摇滚乐）的融合；爵士摇滚乐
  jazz fusion
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the album's last few tracks, the fills outweigh the backbeats to the point where he's pushing fusion jazz territory.
  On Chewing Glass And Other Miracle Cures, he's bringing the beats and scattered rhymes into the zone of spooky jazz fusion and hallucinogenic acid rock.
  The Giants mean serious business: If you thought prog-rock was the most titillating genre since fusion jazz, wait until you hear themed prog-rock!
  It would lead him to go on to challenge and re-define jazz and fusion music, widening its appeal to a mass audience.
  He has studied and performed jazz from bebop to fusion, played as fluently with hardcore and heavy metal musicians as with soundtrack samples.
  Miles Davis, one of the giants of jazz, was also at 1970s event providing a bewildering display of jazz funk and fusion music which left some hippies confused and some begging for more.
  She's diversified into pop, country, rhythm, jazz, and rock and fusion styles.
  Jazz fusion is one of those forms whose entertainment value increases in relation to the listener's level of expertise.
  Their peculiar sound could be described as eerie and rocky or jazz fusion meets metal.
  From be-bop to jazz/rock fusion, he led the way, either by himself or in consort with a handful of other jazz visionaries.
  Already a host of top names in the fields of everything from trad jazz to funk and fusion are lined up to perform.
  Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music.
  The music is generally high-standard, and like the club's decor, is very eclectic, offering everything from blues to fusion to free jazz.
  His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion.
  Yes, Scofield is back where he is happiest, playing jazz-rock fusion with a tight band.
  There are many adjectives routinely used to describe jazz fusion, but ‘restrained’ isn't one of them.
  The spotlight is focused on jazz or Afro-Cuban fusion or Celtic dance music or rai.
  I absolutely love anything progressive and jazz rock fusion is some of the most interesting music available today.
  He has since been a trailblazer in the production of flamenco and jazz fusion styles.
  It says a lot for Brown's ability that none of this stylistic fence sitting sounds forced; she even manages to rearrange a Gregorian chant into a sweet slice of Celtic jazz fusion.
4. 1.4as modifier Referring to food or cooking which incorporates elements of both Eastern and Western cuisine.
  （融汇东西方烹饪元素的）融合菜肴，无国界料理
  fusion cuisine
  无国界料理。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Outlets for conspicuous consumerism now span the region, from spa resorts in Bali to high-end boutiques in Shanghai to chi-chi fusion cuisine restaurants in Singapore.
  The Sahara is a cozy, refreshing oasis that serves authentic Tunisian and Moroccan cuisine - no fusion stuff whatsoever.
  He is trying to provide the so-called fusion type of cuisine, which would be of interest to Bulgarians and travellers.
  The Bistro serves continental fusion cuisine and recently scooped three prestigious food awards in two separate competitions run by the Panel of Chefs of Ireland.
  Not surprisingly, fusion cuisine continued to be popular, melding tastes from different cultures into one melting pot.
  Hawaii is a natural for this new-style fusion cuisine because local chefs grew up with nor agedashi, and other ingredients that remain exotic to many mainland chefs.
  We'd like to get a cook who can do vegetarian Thai-Japanese fusion cuisine.
  Flash aspires to be a hip joint and at night it becomes just that, but it's also striving to establish itself as a new place to tuck into some exceptional Western and fusion foods.
  Doing fusion cuisine, the flavors are bolder, but clean; they match up with the complexity and richness of the beers.
  Jason was trained in the art of French cooking but also loves making fusion foods like Thai and Italian.
  The wide array of delectable cuisine will include fresh fruit juices, continental food, Indian tandoor items, fusion food of Thai-Chinese dishes, and a mammoth salad bar.
  A self-taught cook, she slowly segued toward experimentation in fusion cuisine and opening her own restaurant in Memphis, Tenn.
  Latin-Japanese fusion cuisine means great ceviches and beef maki rolls, as well as an inventive cocktail list.
  The partnership behind it insists it is a serious effort at fusion food, born of 18 months of culinary and market testing, and backed by a hefty investment from a leading Edinburgh food company.
  As a traditional European café, please note that you will not find any desi or fusion food, or even much European restaurant cuisine such as steaks or chicken fillets.
  Offered to patrons during the chefs' two-week residency, the fusion cuisine was meant to highlight food as an agent of cultural exchange.
  These modern and exciting things mean there are few areas of fusion cooking which haggis hasn't touched.
  Instead you indulge in some expensive Thai fusion cuisine at a restaurant near Elite Towers that was recommended by your hotel driver.
  The food is a mix of steaks, Mexican and other fusion cuisine.
  People here are not dressed to the eyeballs trying to impress each other with their knowledge of fusion cuisine or New World wine; they're dining among old friends.

Derivatives

fusional

adjective

Based on these results it is recommended that that the compensating fusional reserve is always measured first during a refractive routine in order to get a true reading of the compensating fusional reserve.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a question of the fusional quality between two bodies, or between the elements of a cluster of bodies - for example, in the sequence where the children and grandmother are asked to join the couple in bed.
- Therefore, the fusional limit is not absolute but corresponds to what has been called a disparity gradient.
- Another criterion for the assessment of fusional ability is the recovery point.
- They may have weak image fusional power (the ability of the nervous system to keep both eyes aligned) that breaks down when they are tired or ill, or drunk.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere 'pour, melt'.

Rhymes

allusion, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, interfusion, intrusion, obtrusion, occlusion, preclusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, suffusion, transfusion

Definition of fusion in US English:

fusion

nounˈfjuʒənˈfyo͞oZHən

1The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.
联合，合并
a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology
malformation or fusion of the three bones in the middle ear
Example sentencesExamples
- Swedish companies underwent fusions and shifted sections of their business abroad to countries with lower labour costs.
- The lower numbers would thus reflect the effects of chromosome fusions.
- In view of his deliberate focus on such fusions of tradition, however, it is surprising that a similar flexibility is sometimes lacking from his treatment of his written sources.
- The anti-mergers saw the fusions as anti-democratic since they were never consulted, and were scared to lose their communities and local services.
- It was one of those perfect & glorious fusions of youth, girl, car, music, road, sax, cigarettes, sunset and summer.
- As doo wop did earlier, there seems to be a sustained interest in continuing mergers and fusions today.
- The poet restores conductivity to words through new short-circuits, which arise out of their fusions.
- As in other sectors of the economy, companies active in food processing and retailing have sought to achieve global weight in a series of mergers and fusions.
- But it was so colorful, so riotous, so hilarious a solidarity that its ostentatious fusions established a special art form.
- The spiritual commons has never been more diverse or capacious, more open to new fusions of faith and belief.
- While still almost exclusively spastic, fusions and plain incorrect meters are not so wholly abused.
- One can think of very few biographers who have the ability to deal with critical assessment of such diversity and unwieldy fusions of anecdote and myth.
- Since the heady days of Gunther Schuller's Third Stream experiments, many have tried putting jazz and classical musicians together in a darkened room in the hope of magical fusions.
- Here, fissions and fusions are included as a special case of translocations in which one of the input or output chromosomes is empty.
- And whatever the theme is that the show is seeking to follow has led to a shortage of those thrillingly distinct fusions of horse and rider that Stubbs excelled in.
- Now we're getting very good fusions of vertebrae.
- Some feature various human/machine fusions at work: a particularly big and chaotic hybrid surprises the alarmed artist in her studio.
- All fusions were verified by DNA sequence analysis.
- Four independent fusions were made for each species.
- Such definitions can be applied in the context either of trees or of more extensively connected graphs, which are necessary to represent evolutionary fusions.
Synonyms
blend, blending, combination, amalgamation, joining, bonding, binding, merging, melding, mingling, integration, intermixture, intermingling, synthesis
1. 1.1Physics
  short for nuclear fusion
  Example sentencesExamples
  They already get a lot of power from nuclear reactors and also are actively engaged in 4th generation nuclear reactor research and fusion reactor research.
  However, you must remember that an enormous amount of energy is required in order for these reactions to occur at all - that is why fusion is not yet a practical source of energy.
  Achieving the aim of making fusion a viable energy source will require a sustained long-term research effort.
  Cold fusion is an attempt to get fusion to occur under less extreme conditions, possibly as a result of chemical reactions.
  The most easily attained fusion reaction involves fusing nuclei of the two isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, to make nuclei of helium.
2. 1.2 The process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat so as to join with another.
  熔合
  the fusion of resin and glass fiber in the molding process
  模塑过程中树脂和玻璃纤维的熔合。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even plastic is often recycled - so-called ‘plastic mechanics’ visit people's houses to repair broken plastics by the simple process of heat fusion.
  Other techniques involve the high temperature fusion of powdered inorganic reagent and the rock.
  ‘The fusion of these materials introduces another dimension,’ she said.
  The fusion of silica, heat and glaze transforms the once implacable grey matter into an object d' art.
  The enthalpy change which occurs when a solid is melted is called the heat of fusion.
  Synonyms
  melting, smelting, dissolving, dissolution, liquefaction
3. 1.3 Music that is a mixture of different styles, especially jazz and rock.
  不同风格音乐（尤指爵士乐和摇滚乐）的融合；爵士摇滚乐
  Example sentencesExamples
  There are many adjectives routinely used to describe jazz fusion, but ‘restrained’ isn't one of them.
  His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion.
  It would lead him to go on to challenge and re-define jazz and fusion music, widening its appeal to a mass audience.
  Jazz fusion is one of those forms whose entertainment value increases in relation to the listener's level of expertise.
  Their peculiar sound could be described as eerie and rocky or jazz fusion meets metal.
  Yes, Scofield is back where he is happiest, playing jazz-rock fusion with a tight band.
  Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music.
  The Giants mean serious business: If you thought prog-rock was the most titillating genre since fusion jazz, wait until you hear themed prog-rock!
  The music is generally high-standard, and like the club's decor, is very eclectic, offering everything from blues to fusion to free jazz.
  She's diversified into pop, country, rhythm, jazz, and rock and fusion styles.
  From be-bop to jazz/rock fusion, he led the way, either by himself or in consort with a handful of other jazz visionaries.
  The spotlight is focused on jazz or Afro-Cuban fusion or Celtic dance music or rai.
  By the album's last few tracks, the fills outweigh the backbeats to the point where he's pushing fusion jazz territory.
  Miles Davis, one of the giants of jazz, was also at 1970s event providing a bewildering display of jazz funk and fusion music which left some hippies confused and some begging for more.
  Already a host of top names in the fields of everything from trad jazz to funk and fusion are lined up to perform.
  It says a lot for Brown's ability that none of this stylistic fence sitting sounds forced; she even manages to rearrange a Gregorian chant into a sweet slice of Celtic jazz fusion.
  On Chewing Glass And Other Miracle Cures, he's bringing the beats and scattered rhymes into the zone of spooky jazz fusion and hallucinogenic acid rock.
  I absolutely love anything progressive and jazz rock fusion is some of the most interesting music available today.
  He has since been a trailblazer in the production of flamenco and jazz fusion styles.
  He has studied and performed jazz from bebop to fusion, played as fluently with hardcore and heavy metal musicians as with soundtrack samples.

adjectiveˈfjuʒənˈfyo͞oZHən

Referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines.
（融汇东西方烹饪元素的）融合菜肴，无国界料理
their fusion fare includes a sushi-like roll of gingery rice and eel wrapped in marinated Greek grape leaves

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere ‘pour, melt’.

单词	fusion
释义	Definition of fusion in English: fusion noun ˈfjuːʒ(ə)nˈfjuʒən mass noun 1The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. 联合，合并 the election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties 选举结果迫使各政党进行联合。 in singular the film showed a perfect fusion of image and sound 这部影片展示了图像和声音的完美结合。 Example sentencesExamples The lower numbers would thus reflect the effects of chromosome fusions. It was one of those perfect & glorious fusions of youth, girl, car, music, road, sax, cigarettes, sunset and summer. While still almost exclusively spastic, fusions and plain incorrect meters are not so wholly abused. As doo wop did earlier, there seems to be a sustained interest in continuing mergers and fusions today. As in other sectors of the economy, companies active in food processing and retailing have sought to achieve global weight in a series of mergers and fusions. In view of his deliberate focus on such fusions of tradition, however, it is surprising that a similar flexibility is sometimes lacking from his treatment of his written sources. Some feature various human/machine fusions at work: a particularly big and chaotic hybrid surprises the alarmed artist in her studio. Now we're getting very good fusions of vertebrae. Swedish companies underwent fusions and shifted sections of their business abroad to countries with lower labour costs. Four independent fusions were made for each species. The poet restores conductivity to words through new short-circuits, which arise out of their fusions. The anti-mergers saw the fusions as anti-democratic since they were never consulted, and were scared to lose their communities and local services. But it was so colorful, so riotous, so hilarious a solidarity that its ostentatious fusions established a special art form. The spiritual commons has never been more diverse or capacious, more open to new fusions of faith and belief. Here, fissions and fusions are included as a special case of translocations in which one of the input or output chromosomes is empty. And whatever the theme is that the show is seeking to follow has led to a shortage of those thrillingly distinct fusions of horse and rider that Stubbs excelled in. One can think of very few biographers who have the ability to deal with critical assessment of such diversity and unwieldy fusions of anecdote and myth. All fusions were verified by DNA sequence analysis. Such definitions can be applied in the context either of trees or of more extensively connected graphs, which are necessary to represent evolutionary fusions. Since the heady days of Gunther Schuller's Third Stream experiments, many have tried putting jazz and classical musicians together in a darkened room in the hope of magical fusions. Synonyms blend, blending, combination, amalgamation, joining, bonding, binding, merging, melding, mingling, integration, intermixture, intermingling, synthesis coalescence, compounding, agglutination uniting, marrying, alliance, unification rare commingling, commixture, interflow 1.1Physics the centre of the Sun where fusion occurs short for nuclear fusion as modifier a fusion reactor Example sentencesExamples Achieving the aim of making fusion a viable energy source will require a sustained long-term research effort. The most easily attained fusion reaction involves fusing nuclei of the two isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, to make nuclei of helium. Cold fusion is an attempt to get fusion to occur under less extreme conditions, possibly as a result of chemical reactions. They already get a lot of power from nuclear reactors and also are actively engaged in 4th generation nuclear reactor research and fusion reactor research. However, you must remember that an enormous amount of energy is required in order for these reactions to occur at all - that is why fusion is not yet a practical source of energy. 1.2 The process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat so as to join with another. 熔合 the fusion of resin and glass fibre in the moulding process 模塑过程中树脂和玻璃纤维的熔合。 Example sentencesExamples The fusion of silica, heat and glaze transforms the once implacable grey matter into an object d' art. The enthalpy change which occurs when a solid is melted is called the heat of fusion. Even plastic is often recycled - so-called ‘plastic mechanics’ visit people's houses to repair broken plastics by the simple process of heat fusion. Other techniques involve the high temperature fusion of powdered inorganic reagent and the rock. ‘The fusion of these materials introduces another dimension,’ she said. Synonyms melting, smelting, dissolving, dissolution, liquefaction 1.3 Music that is a mixture of different styles, especially jazz and rock. 不同风格音乐（尤指爵士乐和摇滚乐）的融合；爵士摇滚乐 jazz fusion Example sentencesExamples By the album's last few tracks, the fills outweigh the backbeats to the point where he's pushing fusion jazz territory. On Chewing Glass And Other Miracle Cures, he's bringing the beats and scattered rhymes into the zone of spooky jazz fusion and hallucinogenic acid rock. The Giants mean serious business: If you thought prog-rock was the most titillating genre since fusion jazz, wait until you hear themed prog-rock! It would lead him to go on to challenge and re-define jazz and fusion music, widening its appeal to a mass audience. He has studied and performed jazz from bebop to fusion, played as fluently with hardcore and heavy metal musicians as with soundtrack samples. Miles Davis, one of the giants of jazz, was also at 1970s event providing a bewildering display of jazz funk and fusion music which left some hippies confused and some begging for more. She's diversified into pop, country, rhythm, jazz, and rock and fusion styles. Jazz fusion is one of those forms whose entertainment value increases in relation to the listener's level of expertise. Their peculiar sound could be described as eerie and rocky or jazz fusion meets metal. From be-bop to jazz/rock fusion, he led the way, either by himself or in consort with a handful of other jazz visionaries. Already a host of top names in the fields of everything from trad jazz to funk and fusion are lined up to perform. Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music. The music is generally high-standard, and like the club's decor, is very eclectic, offering everything from blues to fusion to free jazz. His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion. Yes, Scofield is back where he is happiest, playing jazz-rock fusion with a tight band. There are many adjectives routinely used to describe jazz fusion, but ‘restrained’ isn't one of them. The spotlight is focused on jazz or Afro-Cuban fusion or Celtic dance music or rai. I absolutely love anything progressive and jazz rock fusion is some of the most interesting music available today. He has since been a trailblazer in the production of flamenco and jazz fusion styles. It says a lot for Brown's ability that none of this stylistic fence sitting sounds forced; she even manages to rearrange a Gregorian chant into a sweet slice of Celtic jazz fusion. 1.4as modifier Referring to food or cooking which incorporates elements of both Eastern and Western cuisine. （融汇东西方烹饪元素的）融合菜肴，无国界料理 fusion cuisine 无国界料理。 Example sentencesExamples Outlets for conspicuous consumerism now span the region, from spa resorts in Bali to high-end boutiques in Shanghai to chi-chi fusion cuisine restaurants in Singapore. The Sahara is a cozy, refreshing oasis that serves authentic Tunisian and Moroccan cuisine - no fusion stuff whatsoever. He is trying to provide the so-called fusion type of cuisine, which would be of interest to Bulgarians and travellers. The Bistro serves continental fusion cuisine and recently scooped three prestigious food awards in two separate competitions run by the Panel of Chefs of Ireland. Not surprisingly, fusion cuisine continued to be popular, melding tastes from different cultures into one melting pot. Hawaii is a natural for this new-style fusion cuisine because local chefs grew up with nor agedashi, and other ingredients that remain exotic to many mainland chefs. We'd like to get a cook who can do vegetarian Thai-Japanese fusion cuisine. Flash aspires to be a hip joint and at night it becomes just that, but it's also striving to establish itself as a new place to tuck into some exceptional Western and fusion foods. Doing fusion cuisine, the flavors are bolder, but clean; they match up with the complexity and richness of the beers. Jason was trained in the art of French cooking but also loves making fusion foods like Thai and Italian. The wide array of delectable cuisine will include fresh fruit juices, continental food, Indian tandoor items, fusion food of Thai-Chinese dishes, and a mammoth salad bar. A self-taught cook, she slowly segued toward experimentation in fusion cuisine and opening her own restaurant in Memphis, Tenn. Latin-Japanese fusion cuisine means great ceviches and beef maki rolls, as well as an inventive cocktail list. The partnership behind it insists it is a serious effort at fusion food, born of 18 months of culinary and market testing, and backed by a hefty investment from a leading Edinburgh food company. As a traditional European café, please note that you will not find any desi or fusion food, or even much European restaurant cuisine such as steaks or chicken fillets. Offered to patrons during the chefs' two-week residency, the fusion cuisine was meant to highlight food as an agent of cultural exchange. These modern and exciting things mean there are few areas of fusion cooking which haggis hasn't touched. Instead you indulge in some expensive Thai fusion cuisine at a restaurant near Elite Towers that was recommended by your hotel driver. The food is a mix of steaks, Mexican and other fusion cuisine. People here are not dressed to the eyeballs trying to impress each other with their knowledge of fusion cuisine or New World wine; they're dining among old friends. Derivatives fusional adjective Based on these results it is recommended that that the compensating fusional reserve is always measured first during a refractive routine in order to get a true reading of the compensating fusional reserve. Example sentencesExamples It is a question of the fusional quality between two bodies, or between the elements of a cluster of bodies - for example, in the sequence where the children and grandmother are asked to join the couple in bed. Therefore, the fusional limit is not absolute but corresponds to what has been called a disparity gradient. Another criterion for the assessment of fusional ability is the recovery point. They may have weak image fusional power (the ability of the nervous system to keep both eyes aligned) that breaks down when they are tired or ill, or drunk. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere 'pour, melt'. Rhymes allusion, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, interfusion, intrusion, obtrusion, occlusion, preclusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, suffusion, transfusion Definition of fusion in US English: fusion nounˈfjuʒənˈfyo͞oZHən 1The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. 联合，合并 a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology malformation or fusion of the three bones in the middle ear Example sentencesExamples Swedish companies underwent fusions and shifted sections of their business abroad to countries with lower labour costs. The lower numbers would thus reflect the effects of chromosome fusions. In view of his deliberate focus on such fusions of tradition, however, it is surprising that a similar flexibility is sometimes lacking from his treatment of his written sources. The anti-mergers saw the fusions as anti-democratic since they were never consulted, and were scared to lose their communities and local services. It was one of those perfect & glorious fusions of youth, girl, car, music, road, sax, cigarettes, sunset and summer. As doo wop did earlier, there seems to be a sustained interest in continuing mergers and fusions today. The poet restores conductivity to words through new short-circuits, which arise out of their fusions. As in other sectors of the economy, companies active in food processing and retailing have sought to achieve global weight in a series of mergers and fusions. But it was so colorful, so riotous, so hilarious a solidarity that its ostentatious fusions established a special art form. The spiritual commons has never been more diverse or capacious, more open to new fusions of faith and belief. While still almost exclusively spastic, fusions and plain incorrect meters are not so wholly abused. One can think of very few biographers who have the ability to deal with critical assessment of such diversity and unwieldy fusions of anecdote and myth. Since the heady days of Gunther Schuller's Third Stream experiments, many have tried putting jazz and classical musicians together in a darkened room in the hope of magical fusions. Here, fissions and fusions are included as a special case of translocations in which one of the input or output chromosomes is empty. And whatever the theme is that the show is seeking to follow has led to a shortage of those thrillingly distinct fusions of horse and rider that Stubbs excelled in. Now we're getting very good fusions of vertebrae. Some feature various human/machine fusions at work: a particularly big and chaotic hybrid surprises the alarmed artist in her studio. All fusions were verified by DNA sequence analysis. Four independent fusions were made for each species. Such definitions can be applied in the context either of trees or of more extensively connected graphs, which are necessary to represent evolutionary fusions. Synonyms blend, blending, combination, amalgamation, joining, bonding, binding, merging, melding, mingling, integration, intermixture, intermingling, synthesis 1.1Physics short for nuclear fusion Example sentencesExamples They already get a lot of power from nuclear reactors and also are actively engaged in 4th generation nuclear reactor research and fusion reactor research. However, you must remember that an enormous amount of energy is required in order for these reactions to occur at all - that is why fusion is not yet a practical source of energy. Achieving the aim of making fusion a viable energy source will require a sustained long-term research effort. Cold fusion is an attempt to get fusion to occur under less extreme conditions, possibly as a result of chemical reactions. The most easily attained fusion reaction involves fusing nuclei of the two isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, to make nuclei of helium. 1.2 The process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat so as to join with another. 熔合 the fusion of resin and glass fiber in the molding process 模塑过程中树脂和玻璃纤维的熔合。 Example sentencesExamples Even plastic is often recycled - so-called ‘plastic mechanics’ visit people's houses to repair broken plastics by the simple process of heat fusion. Other techniques involve the high temperature fusion of powdered inorganic reagent and the rock. ‘The fusion of these materials introduces another dimension,’ she said. The fusion of silica, heat and glaze transforms the once implacable grey matter into an object d' art. The enthalpy change which occurs when a solid is melted is called the heat of fusion. Synonyms melting, smelting, dissolving, dissolution, liquefaction 1.3 Music that is a mixture of different styles, especially jazz and rock. 不同风格音乐（尤指爵士乐和摇滚乐）的融合；爵士摇滚乐 Example sentencesExamples There are many adjectives routinely used to describe jazz fusion, but ‘restrained’ isn't one of them. His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion. It would lead him to go on to challenge and re-define jazz and fusion music, widening its appeal to a mass audience. Jazz fusion is one of those forms whose entertainment value increases in relation to the listener's level of expertise. Their peculiar sound could be described as eerie and rocky or jazz fusion meets metal. Yes, Scofield is back where he is happiest, playing jazz-rock fusion with a tight band. Playing a mixed bag of jazz, funk, fusion and R & B, the group became a mainstay on the Calgary scene, packing the tiny bar with audiences hungry for hot music. The Giants mean serious business: If you thought prog-rock was the most titillating genre since fusion jazz, wait until you hear themed prog-rock! The music is generally high-standard, and like the club's decor, is very eclectic, offering everything from blues to fusion to free jazz. She's diversified into pop, country, rhythm, jazz, and rock and fusion styles. From be-bop to jazz/rock fusion, he led the way, either by himself or in consort with a handful of other jazz visionaries. The spotlight is focused on jazz or Afro-Cuban fusion or Celtic dance music or rai. By the album's last few tracks, the fills outweigh the backbeats to the point where he's pushing fusion jazz territory. Miles Davis, one of the giants of jazz, was also at 1970s event providing a bewildering display of jazz funk and fusion music which left some hippies confused and some begging for more. Already a host of top names in the fields of everything from trad jazz to funk and fusion are lined up to perform. It says a lot for Brown's ability that none of this stylistic fence sitting sounds forced; she even manages to rearrange a Gregorian chant into a sweet slice of Celtic jazz fusion. On Chewing Glass And Other Miracle Cures, he's bringing the beats and scattered rhymes into the zone of spooky jazz fusion and hallucinogenic acid rock. I absolutely love anything progressive and jazz rock fusion is some of the most interesting music available today. He has since been a trailblazer in the production of flamenco and jazz fusion styles. He has studied and performed jazz from bebop to fusion, played as fluently with hardcore and heavy metal musicians as with soundtrack samples. adjectiveˈfjuʒənˈfyo͞oZHən Referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines. （融汇东西方烹饪元素的）融合菜肴，无国界料理 their fusion fare includes a sushi-like roll of gingery rice and eel wrapped in marinated Greek grape leaves Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere ‘pour, melt’.
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