English Dictionary: Fusion | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Fusion | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fusion \Fu"sion\, n. [L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour, melt: cf. F. fusion. See {Fuse}, v. t., aud cf, {Foison}.] 1. The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals. 2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion. 3. The union or blending together of things, as, melted together. The universal fusion of races, languages, and customs . . . had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds. --C. Kingsley. {Watery fusion} (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallization. 4. (Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
FUSION Software package supplied by Network Research Corporation claiming to connect various different configurations of LAN. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
fusion of two functions is replaced by in-lining them and combining their bodies. E.g. f x = g (h x) ==> f x = g (2 * x) g x = x + 1 f x = 2 * x + 1 h x = 2 * x This has the beneficial effect of reducing the number of function calls. It can be especially useful where the intermediate result is a large data structure which can be eliminated. See also {vertical loop combination}. (1994-12-05) |