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Fuse Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Fuse?
[n] any igniter by which an explosive charge is ignited
[n] electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded [v] mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; "fuse the clutter of detail into a rich narrative"--A. Schlesinger [v] make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" [v] become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" [v] equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse Synonyms | Synonyms for Fuse: blend | coalesce | combine | commingle | conflate | electrical fuse | flux | fusee | fuze | fuzee | immix | meld | merge | mix | primer | priming Related Terms | Find terms related to Fuse: act in concert | act together | add | admix | aegis | affiliate | agglutinate | alloy | ally | amalgamate | arm guard | assemble | assimilate | associate | backstop | band | band together | be in league | bemingle | bind | blasting cap | blend | braze | buffer | bulwark | bumper | bunch | bunch up | cap | cement | clot | club together | cluster | coact | coalesce | collaborate | collect | colliquate | collude | combine | come together | commingle | commix | compact | compose | compound | comprise | concert | concoct | concord | concur | confederate | conglomerate | congregate | connect | consolidate | conspire | contraceptive | converge | cooperate | copulate | copyright | couple | crash helmet | crowd | cushion | cut | dashboard | date | decoagulate | decoct | defrost | deliquesce | detonating powder | detonator | dissolve | do business with | dodger | electric detonator | embody | emulsify | encompass | exploder | face mask | federate | fender | finger guard | flock together | flow together | fluidify | fluidize | flux | foot guard | forgather | fulminating mercury | gang around | gang up | gather | gather around | get heads together | get together | glue | go partners | goggles | governor | guard | guardrail | gum | hand guard | handrail | hang together | hard hat | harmonize | hash | helmet | herd together | hive | hold in solution | hold together | homogenize | hook up | horde | huddle | identify | immingle | immix | include | incorporate | infuse | insulation | integrate | interblend | interfuse | interlace | interlard | interlock | intermingle | intermix | intertwine | interweave | join | join in | join together | jumble | keep together | knead | knee guard | knuckle guard | laminated glass | leach | league | league together | life preserver | lifeline | lightning conductor | lightning rod | link | liquefy | liquesce | liquidize | lixiviate | lump together | make common cause | make one | mask | mass | meet | meld | melt | melt down | melt into one | mercury fulminate | merge | mill | mingle | mingle-mangle | mix | mix up | mudguard | muster | nose guard | pad | padding | palladium | partner | paste | patent | percolate | percussion cap | pilot | play ball | preventive | primacord | primer | priming | prophylactic | protective clothing | protective umbrella | pull together | put heads together | put together | rally | rally around | reciprocate | reembody | refine | render | rendezvous | roll into one | run | safeguard | safety | safety glass | safety plug | safety rail | safety shoes | safety switch | safety valve | scramble | screen | seat belt | seethe | shade into | shield | shin guard | shuffle | smelt | solder | solidify | solubilize | solve | squib | stand together | stick together | stir up | stream | sun helmet | surge | swarm | syncretize | syndicate | synthesize | team up | thaw | thin | throng | throw in together | throw together | tie in | tie up | toss together | umbrella | unclot | unfreeze | unify | unite | unite efforts | weld | windscreen | windshield | work | work together See Also | absorb | accrete | admix | alloy | blend in | breaker | cartridge fuse | change integrity | circuit breaker | conjugate | detonating fuse | electrical device | equip | fit | fit out | heat | heat up | hot up | igniter | ignitor | light | lighter | liquefy | liquify | melt | melt down | mix in | mix up | outfit | plug fuse | run | safety fuse | stump | syncretise | syncretize | time-fuse Fuse In Webster's Dictionary \Fuse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fused} (fuzd); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Fusing}.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast.
See {Foundo} to cast, and cf. Futile.]
1. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.
2. To unite or blend, as if melted together.
Whose fancy fuses old and new. --Tennyson.
\Fuse\, v. i. 1. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. 2. To be blended, as if melted together. {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of fusion. \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery, Mining, etc.) A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}. {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse. --Farrow. \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.) A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. \Fuse\, or Fuze plug \Fuze, plug\ . 1. (Ordnance) A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse. 2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring. |
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