nuclear fusion

Definitions of nuclear fusion

1. noun

   a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
   synonyms: fusion, nuclear fusion reaction

   types:

   cold fusion

   nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

   thermonuclear reaction

   a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)

   carbon cycle

   a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

   type of:

   nuclear reaction

   (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei