nuclear fusion reaction
- noun
- /ˈnjuːklɪər ˈfjuːʒən rɪˈækʃən/
- Specialized
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reacción de fusión nuclear
- The sun generates heat and light through a nuclear fusion reaction that fuses hydrogen into helium.
And it's only in very hot states that nuclear fusion reactions take place.
- And it's only in very hot states that nuclear fusion reactions take place.
- I've little doubt that they can generate nuclear fusion reactions in their devices, but I strongly doubt that they're anywhere near break even.
- Then, through a specific nuclear fusion reaction, a lot of neutrons would be generated, what scientists call WOAH.
Examples
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Under high temperatures, tritium can produce a nuclear fusion reaction.
Academic text (1999) -
I've little doubt that they can generate nuclear fusion reactions in their devices, but I strongly doubt that they're anywhere near break even.
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And it's only in very hot states that nuclear fusion reactions take place.
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For another thing, events occur so quickly in the nuclear fusion reaction that the metal is simply unable to respond.
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Unlike the other chemical elements, they are easily destroyed by nuclear fusion reactions inside stars.
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Then, through a specific nuclear fusion reaction, a lot of neutrons would be generated, what scientists call WOAH.
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Lithium can be destroyed at a temperature of only 2 million degrees, significantly lower than the 15 million degrees required for the main nuclear fusion reactions at the centers of stars.
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But make no mistake, what Helion has achieved here is astonishing, initiating nuclear fusion reactions with ease.
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In 1964, Raymond Davis Jr. and I proposed an experiment that could provide a critical test of the idea that nuclear fusion reactions are the ultimate source of solar radiation.
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Red supergiants are, therefore, one of the most important cosmic factories for replenishing the interstellar medium with material processed through nuclear fusion reactions.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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5.9
A nuclear reaction where the cores of atoms join and release energy
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4.2
A process where two small parts inside atoms join and give off energy
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7.7
A very hot reaction where parts of atoms join and make huge energy in stars or bombs
How Energetic
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4
4.9
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3
6.0
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24
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each constituent contributes directly to the overall meaning: 'nuclear' (relating to atomic nuclei), 'fusion' (joining together), and 'reaction' (a process), so a combined meaning of a process in which nuclei join and release energy is readily derivable. This is a straightforward technical compound following normal English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should understand it.
Etymology
Nuclear fusion reaction paints a simple picture: small atomic cores, the nuclear part, fuse, which is fusion, and the reaction makes a heavier core and sends out a lot of energy. So the phrase means a process where atomic cores 'join' and 'release energy'.