核融合

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
核	融	合

Etymology

Compound of 核 (kaku, “nucleus”) +‎ 融合 (yūgō, “fusion”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: /ka.ku ju.u.go.o/, [käkɯᵝ jɯᵝːgo̞ː]

Noun

核融合 (hiragana かくゆうごう, romaji kaku yūgō, historical hiragana かくゆうがふ)

1. (physics) short for 原子核融合 (genshikaku yūgō): (atomic) nuclear fusion
2. (biology) the fusion of cellular nuclei when a sperm cell meets an egg cell

Derived terms

• 原子核融合 (げんしかくゆうごう, genshikaku yūgō): (atomic) nuclear fusion
• 常温核融合 (じょうおんかくゆうごう, jōon kaku yūgō): cold fusion, cold nuclear fusion
• 熱核融合 (ねつかくゆうごう, netsu kaku yūgō): thermonuclear fusion