Fusion

• the merging of two or more entities into a single one
• * For the combining of two atomic nuclei into a single nucleus (with possible emission of radioactivity), see nuclear fusion
• **cold fusion refers to a once hypothetical but now largely discredited form of nuclear fusion
• **See fusion power for a discussion of using nuclear fusion as an energy source
• * For the formation of bone joining two bone segments, such as by disease or between vertebrae after discectomy, see ankylosis
• ** and for surgery to produce such a result, see arthrodesis
• * For the perception of a unified scene from the separate sensations of two eyes, see binocular fusion
• * For fusion of cultural entities, in the case of
• ** Food, see fusion cuisine
• ** Music, see jazz fusion
• ** Politics, see electoral fusion
• * For fusion of two cell nuclei, see karyogamy.
• * For fusion of two genes, see chromosomal translocation.
• * For the comic book, see Fusion (comics)
• * For the car, see Ford Fusion.

• melting
• * For the heat energy absorbed by a solid material at its melting point, in becoming a liquid at the same temperature, see heat of fusion.
• * For the electrical device designed to interrupt a circuit, by its conductor melting and detatching from the rest of the conducting path, in response to excessive current, see Fuse (electrical)

• electoral fusion is an arrangement between political parties to pool votes for a single candidate.