Melt vs. Fusion — What's the Difference?

Make or become liquefied by heat

The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.

Make or become more tender or loving

The liquid or melted state induced by heat.

Leave or disappear unobtrusively

The merging of different elements into a union

An act or period of melting

A union resulting from fusing

To be changed from a solid to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

(Physics) A nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.

To dissolve

Music that blends jazz elements and the heavy repetitive rhythms of rock. Also called jazz-fusion, jazz-rock.

To disappear or vanish gradually as if by dissolving

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from very different cultures or countries.

To pass or merge imperceptibly into something else

The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof.

To become softened in feeling

(physics) A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy. Category:en:Nuclear physics

(Obsolete) To be overcome or crushed, as by grief, dismay, or fear.

(music) A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae.

To change (a solid) to a liquid state especially by the application of heat.

A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures

To dissolve

The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it.

To cause to disappear gradually; disperse.

(genetics) The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins.

To cause (units) to blend

(cytology) The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure.

To soften (someone's feelings); make gentle or tender.

(fiction) The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.

A melted solid; a fused mass.

(nonstandard) to combine; to fuse

The state of being melted.

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

The act or operation of melting.

The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in fusion.

The quantity melted at a single operation or in one period.

The union or blending together of things, as, melted together.

A usually open sandwich topped with melted cheese

The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts or tissues.

Molten material, the product of melting.

An occurrence that involves the production of a union

The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy

The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.

The state of being combined into one body

A melt sandwich.

The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

(geology) Rock showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified.

The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept

A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.

Correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization

An idiot.

The act of fusing (or melting) together

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

(intransitive) To be discouraged.

To be emotionally softened or touched.

To be very hot and sweat profusely.

See 2d Milt.

To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow.

To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.

To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.

To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.

To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.

To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.

The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;

Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;

Become or cause to become soft or liquid;

Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;

Lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;

Become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;

Become less intense and fade away gradually;