Etymology

sonofusion

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Today it means: A nuclear fusion reaction hypothesized to occur during sonoluminescence. Full definition →

English fusion ← Latin sonus ← Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  3. Latinsonus
  4. Englishsono-
  5. Englishfusion
  6. English todaysonofusion

From sono- + fusion.

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