Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]fusion |?fyo? zh ?n| |?fju??n| |?fju??(?)n| noun the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity : a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology | malformation or fusion of the three bones in the middle ear. ? Physics short for nuclear fusion . ? the process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat, esp. so as to join with another : the fusion of resin and glass fiber in the molding process. ? music that is a mixture of different styles, esp. jazz and rock. adjective referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines : their fusion fare includes a sushi-like roll of gingery rice and eel wrapped in marinated Greek grape leaves. fission |?fi sh ?n; ?fi zh ?n| |?f???n| |?f??(?)n| noun the action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts : the party dissolved into fission and acrimony. ? short for nuclear fission . ? Biology reproduction by means of a cell or organism dividing into two or more new cells or organisms : bacteria divide by transverse binary fission. verb [ intrans. ] (chiefly of atoms) undergo fission : these heavy nuclei can also fission. fission bomb |?f???n b?m| noun another term for atom bomb . Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Frank Dernie wrote: > Fission - "splitting the atom" - was done over 50 years ago and I > thought that was the technology of bombs and the various types of > current nuclear reactor.