fusion cooking | cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines |
cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut cutting cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
fusion | the act of fusing (or melting) together |
cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation extirpation cutting out excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
cut cutting | the division of a deck of cards before dealing, he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal, the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual |
laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis LASEK | a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea |
laser trabecular surgery | eye surgery that makes many tiny laser burns in an area that will increase the drainage of aqueous humor |
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis LASIK | a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea |
fusion spinal fusion | correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae, usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization |
carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
chopping board cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
cutter cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
hydrogen bomb H-bomb fusion bomb thermonuclear bomb | a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
laser optical maser | an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light |
laser-guided bomb LGB | a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent, laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather |
laser printer | electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically |
thermonuclear reactor fusion reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy |
fusion optical fusion | the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
fusion merger unification | an occurrence that involves the production of a union |
cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
heat of fusion | heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature, the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification |
laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
cutting slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
cold fusion | nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures, claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken |
fusion nuclear fusion nuclear fusion reaction | a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
fusion | the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words |
cutting angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
coalition fusion | the state of being combined into one body |
noble gas inert gas argonon | any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table |
inert sluggish soggy torpid | slow and apathetic, she was fat and inert, a sluggish worker, a mind grown torpid in old age |
metal-cutting | hard and sharp enough to cut metal, metal-cutting tools |
cutting keen knifelike piercing stabbing lancinate lancinating | painful as if caused by a sharp instrument, a cutting wind, keen winds, knifelike cold, piercing knifelike pains, piercing cold, piercing criticism, a stabbing pain, lancinating pain |
up-to-date cutting-edge with-it | in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style, wears only the latest style, the last thing in swimwear, cutting-edge technology, a with-it boutique |
bleak cutting raw | unpleasantly cold and damp, bleak winds of the North Atlantic |
cutting edged stinging | (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character, cutting remarks, edged satire, a stinging comment |
inert | unable to move or resist motion |
inert indifferent neutral | having only a limited ability to react chemically, chemically inactive, inert matter, an indifferent chemical in a reaction |