cold fusion

Definition of Cold Fusion in English :

1. cold fusion

nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cold Fusion

noun

physics

the process of creating nuclear fusion at room temperature in order to create a power source

The scientists shocked the world when they announced that they had achieved so-called cold fusion at room temperature.

a hypothetical process of producing nuclear fusion in a test tube at room temperature: more energy would be produced than would be expended

n.

A hypothetical form of nuclear fusion occurring without the use of extreme temperature or pressure.