Fission vs. Fusion
Fissionnoun
The process whereby one item splits to become two.
Fissionnoun
(physics) The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles; nuclear fission
Fissionnoun
(biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.
Fissionverb
(transitive) To cause to undergo fission.
Fissionverb
(intransitive) To undergo fission.
Fissionnoun
A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts.
Fissionnoun
A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradual division or cleavage of the into two parts, each of which then becomes a separate and independent organisms; as when a cell in an animal or plant, or its germ, undergoes a spontaneous division, and the parts again subdivide. See Segmentation, and Cell division, under Division.
Fissionnoun
A process by which certain coral polyps, echinoderms, annelids, etc., spontaneously subdivide, each individual thus forming two or more new ones. See Strobilation.
Fissionnoun
The act or process of disintegration of an atomic nucleus into two or more smaller pieces; called also nuclear fission. The process may be spontaneous or induced by capture of neutrons or other smaller nuclei, and usually proceeds with evolution of energy.
Fissionnoun
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Fissionnoun
reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts
Fusionnoun
The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.
Fusionnoun
(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy.
Fusionnoun
(music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially types of jazz.
Fusionnoun
A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures
Fusionnoun
The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.
Fusionnoun
(genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.
Fusionnoun
(cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.
Fusionnoun
(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
Fusionverb
(nonstandard) to combine; to fuse
Fusionnoun
The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.
Fusionnoun
The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.
Fusionnoun
The union or blending together of things, as, melted together.
Fusionnoun
The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.
Fusionnoun
an occurrence that involves the production of a union
Fusionnoun
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
Fusionnoun
the state of being combined into one body
Fusionnoun
the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
Fusionnoun
the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
Fusionnoun
correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
Fusionnoun
the act of fusing (or melting) together
