Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions;
important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles;
2.
(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recombination \Re*com`bi*na"tion\ (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), n.
Combination a second or additional time.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
recombination
n 1: (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons
in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions;
important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy
particles
2: (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from
what they were in the parents