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nuclear fusion

noun

physics
: a process in which the nuclei of atoms are joined

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In another development, the University of California San Diego has identified how diamond capsules used in nuclear fusion experiments can develop structural flaws under the high pressures required for the process. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025 Be thankful for nuclear fusion, occurring in the cores of stars. Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025 In another project involving nuclear fusion, GPT-5 developed a model that accelerated the research. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025 What the sun is, really, is a giant nuclear fusion reactor. Rhett Allain, Wired News, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nuclear fusion

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