fuselage
- n the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
fusible metal
- n an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
fusilier
- n (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
fusillade
- n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise - v attack with fusillade
fusion
- n an occurrence that involves the production of a union
- n the state of being combined into one body
- n the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
- n a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
- n the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
- n correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
- n the act of fusing (or melting) together
fusion bomb
- n a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
fusion cooking
- n cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines
fusion reactor
- n a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy