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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fusion \Fu"sion\, n. [L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour,
melt: cf. F. fusion. See {Fuse}, v. t., 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.
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2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of
fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in
fusion.
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3. The union or blending together of things, as, melted
together.
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The universal fusion of races, languages, and
customs . . .
had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds. --C.
Kingsley.
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{Watery fusion} (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by
heat in their own water of crystallization.
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4. (Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts
or tissues.
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