cold fusion

noun

A hypothetical and now discredited form of nuclear fusion involving electrolysis of heavy water.

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Meanings

nouncold fusion (uncountable)
  1. Nuclear fusion at or near room temperature.
    1. uncountableA hypothetical and now discredited form of nuclear fusion involving electrolysis of heavy water.
    2. dateduncountableMuon-catalyzed fusion
  2. uncountableA method of synthesizing superheavy elements, where the product nucleus has a relatively low excitation energy of ~10 to 20 MeV.

Synonyms & antonyms

fusion near room temperature

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LENR

Translations

Arabic اِنْدِمَاج بَارِد
  • اِنْدِمَاج بَارِد (indimāj bārid)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Bulgarian студ́ен термоя́дрен си́нтез
  • студ́ен термоя́дрен си́нтез (stud́en termojádren síntez)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Catalan fusió freda
  • fusió fredanuclear fusion near room temperature
Chinese Mandarin 冷核聚變 /冷核聚变, 冷聚變 /冷聚变
  • 冷核聚變 /冷核聚变 (lěng hé jùbiàn)nuclear fusion near room temperature
  • 冷聚變 /冷聚变 (lěng jùbiàn)nuclear fusion near room temperature
  • 冷融合 (lěng rónghé)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Czech studená fúze
  • studená fúzenuclear fusion near room temperature
Danish kold fusion
  • kold fusionnuclear fusion near room temperature
Dutch koude kernfusie
  • koude kernfusienuclear fusion near room temperature
Finnish kylmäfuusio
  • kylmäfuusionuclear fusion near room temperature
French fusion froide
  • fusion froidenuclear fusion near room temperature
German kalte Fusion
  • kalte Fusionnuclear fusion near room temperature
Hebrew היתוך קר
  • היתוך קרnuclear fusion near room temperature
Italian fusione fredda
  • fusione freddanuclear fusion near room temperature
Japanese 常温核融合
  • 常温核融合 (jōon-kakuyūgō)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Polish zimna fuzja
  • zimna fuzjanuclear fusion near room temperature
Portuguese fusão a frio
  • fusão a frionuclear fusion near room temperature
Russian холо́дный термоя́дерный си́нтез, холо́дный си́нтез
  • холо́дный термоя́дерный си́нтез (xolódnyj termojádernyj síntɛz)nuclear fusion near room temperature
  • холо́дный си́нтез (xolódnyj síntɛz)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Slovak studená fúzia
  • studená fúzianuclear fusion near room temperature
Spanish fusión fría
  • fusión fríanuclear fusion near room temperature
Swedish kall fusion
  • kall fusionnuclear fusion near room temperature
Ukrainian холо́дний си́нтез, холо́дний я́дерний си́нтез
  • холо́дний си́нтез (xolódnyj sýntez)nuclear fusion near room temperature
  • холо́дний я́дерний си́нтез (xolódnyj jádernyj sýntez)nuclear fusion near room temperature
Cite this entry
APA

cold fusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20fusion

MLA

“cold fusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20fusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold fusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20fusion.

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