nuclear fusion

noun

physics
: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined

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Recent Examples on the Web Stars produce energy within their cores through nuclear fusion by squeezing hydrogen atoms to form helium. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024 The fund’s portfolio currently includes five companies working on groundbreaking technologies: Proxima Fusion: developing a nuclear fusion reactor to supply clean and abundant baseload energy. Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Mastering nuclear fusion is an even bigger technical challenge. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024 That said, the mayonnaise experiments are an analog, orders of magnitude away from the real-world conditions of nuclear fusion, which Banerjee readily acknowledges. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nuclear fusion 

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nuclear fusion

noun
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