nuclear fusion

Synonyms:

fusion, nuclear fusion reaction

Types:

cold fusion

nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

thermonuclear reaction

a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)

carbon cycle

a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

Type of:

nuclear reaction

(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei