Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)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.

    Kernfusion

    ядерная реа́кция си́нтезаjádernaja reákcija síntɛza, термоя́дерная реа́кцияtermojádernaja reákcija

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

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The physicist was aware of the potential danger of nuclear fusion.

    deDer Physiker war sich der möglichen Gefahr einer Kernschmelze bewusst.

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  2. Nuclear fusion could wean the global economy off fossil fuels.

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  3. Another lunar resource of potential development value is helium-3, which can be used for nuclear fusion fuel.

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  4. A planet is not a star, because it is not massive enough that nuclear fusion can happen in its core.

    deEin Planet ist kein Stern, weil er nicht so massereich ist, dass es in seinem Innern zu Fusionsprozessen kommen kann.

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  5. A star is a brilliantly glowing sphere of hot gas whose energy is produced by an internal nuclear fusion process.

    ruЗвезда — это ярко светящаяся сфера из горячего газа, энергия которой производится внутренним процессом ядерного синтеза.

    deEin Stern ist eine helleuchtende Kugel heißen Gases, deren Energie von einem inneren Kernfusionsvorgang erzeugt wird.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the combining of nuclei of small atoms to form nuclei of larger ones:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the combining of nuclei of small atoms to form nuclei of larger ones:

Forms

plural: nuclear fusions
Singularnuclear fusion

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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