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nuclear fusion

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable, usually

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Examples

“The emergence of this new large-scale lab-based astrophysics was an unanticipated side effect of a much broader, more fraught, and now quite in-the-news scientific journey: the quest for nuclear fusion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nuclear halo nuclear hydrogen detection meter nuclear isomer nuclear magnetic pulse nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear magneton

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