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Fusion or synthesis, the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole, may refer to:
Physics and chemistry
- Fusion power, power generation using controlled nuclear fusion reactions
- Heat fusion, a welding process for joining two pieces of a thermoplastic material
- Melting (or fusion), the physics process of a substance undergoing a phase transition from a solid into a liquid
- Nuclear fusion, the process by which multiple atomic nuclei join together to form a heavier nucleus
Anatomy, biology, and dentistry/health/medicine
- Binaural fusion, the cognitive process of combining the auditory information received by both ears
- Binocular fusion, the cognitive process in binocular vision of combining the visual information received by both eyes
- Cell fusion, a process in which several uninuclear cells combine to form a multinuclear cell
- Gene fusion, a genetic event and molecular biology technique
- Sensor fusion, the process of combining sensory data originating from different sources
- Spinal fusion, a surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae
- Tooth fusion, the joining of two teeth
Business and products
- BT Fusion, a UK voice-over-IP service
- Ford Fusion (disambiguation), multiple, separate automobile product lines from Ford Motor Company
- Fusion Academy, a private alternative school
- Gillette Fusion, a safety razor by Gillette
- Schumacher Fusion, a radio-controlled car
Computers and software
Companies
- Exterro Fusion, a software company based in Portland, Oregon
- Fusion Systems, an IT consulting firm based in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Software
- ColdFusion, a rapid application development platform
- Compiz Fusion, a community maintained set of plugins for the Compiz Window Manager
- Blackmagic Fusion, a visual effects package
- IBRIX Fusion, a highly scalable parallel file system
- Loop fusion, a compiler program-optimization transformation that replaces multiple loops with a single one
- Lucidworks Fusion, a search engine platform
- NetObjects Fusion, a web design program
- Oracle Fusion Middleware, a portfolio of standards-based software products that spans multiple services
- VMware Fusion, virtual machine software product by VMware, Inc.
Other
- AMD Fusion, a combined microprocessor / GPU design, now branded as AMD Accelerated Processing Unit
- Kega Fusion, a Sega multi-console emulator
- Sensor fusion, the combining of sensory data or data derived from sensory data from disparate sources
Entertainment and media
Cartoons, comics, and manga
- Fusion (comics), several titles and characters
- Fusion Dance, a method of fusion from Dragon Ball
- Fusions, the evil lookalikes of Cartoon Network characters in Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, a Cartoon Network MMO game
Games
- Dancing Stage Fusion, a music video game by Konami
- Fuzion, a merger of Interlock System and Hero System
- Metroid Fusion, a 2002 Game Boy Advance game
Literature and publications
- Fusion Magazine (political magazine), a political magazine founded and edited by Glenn Beck
- Fusion Magazine (scientific magazine), predecessor to 21st Century Science and Technology magazine
Music
- Fusion (album), a 1961 album by Jimmy Giuffre
- Guardian (band), Christian rock band previously known as "Fusion"
- Jazz fusion, music combining jazz with other genres
- Fusion Festival, a music festival in Lärz, Germany.
Television (not cartoons, comics, or manga)
- "Fusion" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a first season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- Fusion Cosmetics, a fictional company on the soap opera All My Children
- Fusion (TV channel), an American cable and satellite news channel
Law
- Fusion of law and equity, combining the rules of equity and common law into one set of rules
- Fusion of the legal profession, the elimination of the distinction between barristers and solicitors
Politics and organisations
- Fusion (student movement), a Christian charity that serves, supports and resources students
- Fusionism (politics), the combination of libertarianism and various types of conservatives
- Electoral fusion, an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common candidate
- Fusion Energy Foundation, a defunct part of the LaRouche movement and publisher of Fusion
- Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats, a Haitian political party
- Fusion International, an Australian-based Christian organisation
- Fusion – Sarvodaya ICT4D Movement (also known as Sarvodaya Fusion), the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for Development movement of Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka
Dance and sports
- Fusion dance, a type of partner dance that combines two or more dance styles
- Cleveland Fusion, a women's American football team in the NWFA
- Miami Fusion, a professional soccer (football) club located in Fort Lauderdale
- NW Fusion Dance Company, located in Tigard, Oregon
Other
- Fusion cuisine, the combination of elements of various culinary traditions
- Fusion (phonetics), the merger of phonological features of two speech segments into one feature
- Image fusion, the process of combining relevant information from two or more images into a single image.
- Information fusion, the merging of information from disparate sources
See also
- Merge (disambiguation)
- Fission (disambiguation), opposite of fusion
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