cold fusion

English

A cold fusion apparatus.

Cold fusion.

Noun

cold fusion (uncountable)

1. A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion not requiring the usual immensely high temperatures; nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.
2. A method of synthesizing superheavy elements, where the product nucleus has a relatively low excitation energy of ~10 to 20 MeV.

Usage notes

Many authors of books about cold fusion (that is, nuclear fusion at or near room temperature) prefer to use the term "LENR" (low-energy nuclear reactions) rather than "cold fusion".

Synonyms

• (fusion near room temperature): LENR

Coordinate terms

• hot fusion

Translations

nuclear fusion near room temperature

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