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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or derived from the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures.
- adjective Relating to or characterized by the use of weapons that employ nuclear fusion, especially as distinguished from those that employ only nuclear fission.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to the
fusion ofatomic nuclei athigh temperatures . - adjective Of, or relating to the use of
atomic weapons based on suchfusion , especially as distinguished from those based onfission .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission
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