fusion

Noun

• the act of fusing (or melting) together

• correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

• the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

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

• the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

• the state of being combined into one body

• an occurrence that involves the production of a union

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  spinal fusion , optical fusion , nuclear fusion , nuclear fusion reaction , coalition , merger , unification