Fusion

[fyoo-zhuh n] /ˈfyu ʒən/

noun
1.
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
2.
that which is fused; the result of fusing:
A ballet production is the fusion of many talents.
3.
Politics.

4.
Also called nuclear fusion. Physics. a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms, as the combination of deuterium atoms to form helium atoms.
Compare (def 2).
5.
Ophthalmology.

6.
popular music that is a blend of two styles, especially a combining of jazz with either rock, classical music, or such ethnic elements as Brazilian or Japanese music.
7.
Linguistics. the merging of linguistic elements, especially morphemes, usually accompanied by a change in the form of the elements.
adjective
8.
(of food or cooking) combining usually widely differing ethnic or regional ingredients, styles, or techniques:
a restaurant serving French-Thai fusion cuisine; a fusion menu.
/ˈfjuːʒən/
noun
1.
the act or process of fusing or melting together; union
2.
the state of being fused
3.
something produced by fusing
4.
See nuclear fusion
5.
the merging of juxtaposed speech sounds, morphemes, or words
6.
a coalition of political parties or other groups, esp to support common candidates at an election
7.
a kind of popular music that is a blend of two or more styles, such as jazz and funk
8.
(psychol) the processing by the mind of elements falling on the two eyes so that they yield a single percept
9.
(modifier) relating to a style of cooking which combines traditional Western techniques and ingredients with those used in Eastern cuisine: fusion cuisine, fusion food
n.

1550s, from Middle French fusion, from Latin fusionem (nominative fusio) “an outpouring, effusion,” noun of action from fusus, past participle of fundere “pour, melt” (see found (v.2)). In nuclear physics sense, first recorded 1947; in jazz sense, by 1972.

fusion fu·sion (fyōō’zhən)
n.

fusion
(fy’zhən)

Software package supplied by Network Research Corporation claiming to connect various different configurations of LAN.

programming
A program transformation where a composition of two functions is replaced by in-lining them and combining their bodies. E.g.
f x = g (h x) ==> f x = g (2 * x) g x = x + 1 f x = 2 * x + 1 h x = 2 * x
This has the beneficial effect of reducing the number of function calls. It can be especially useful where the intermediate result is a large data structure which can be eliminated.
See also vertical loop combination.
(1994-12-05)