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nuclear fusion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
nu-cle-ar -fu-sion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.

Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

nuclear fusions (plural)

Synonyms

fusion nuclear fusion reaction

Antonyms

nuclear fission

Questions

What does nuclear fusion mean?
The combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.

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