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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

nuclear fusion

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01 n. A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
  1. 1.
    A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.
Syn. fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.