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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fusion \Fu"sion\, n. [L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. F. fusion. See Fuse, v. t., aud cf, Foison.] 1. The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion. [1913 Webster] 3. The union or blending together of things, as, melted together. [1913 Webster] The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs . . . had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] Watery fusion (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallization. [1913 Webster] 4. (Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues. [1913 Webster]