: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined
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Commercial nuclear fusion has moved one step closer to reality.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2026 This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2026 Deep in a star’s core, nuclear fusion pumps out heat and light, which slowly filters up to the star’s surface.—Quanta Magazine,
14 Sep. 2026 As part of its nuclear fusion processes, the Sun produces a particularly interesting isotope of helium, known as helium-3.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion