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Fuse
Fuse 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
Fuse 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.
FuseFuse 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. FuseFuse 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. FuseFuse 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.
Meaning of fuses from wikipedia
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electrical systems to
protect against excessive current Fuse (automotive), a
class of
fuses for
vehicles Fuse (hydraulic), a
device used in
hydraulic systems...
- damaging.
Normal fast-blow
fuses are the most
general purpose fuses. A time-delay
fuse (also
known as an anti-surge or slow-blow
fuse) is
designed to allow...
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hydraulic fluid through the
fuse if the flow
exceeds a threshold. The term "
fuse" is used here in
analogy with
electrical fuses which perform a
similar function...
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Automotive fuses are a
class of
fuses used to
protect the
wiring and
electrical equipment for vehicles. They are
generally rated for
circuits no higher...
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burning core.
Safety fuses are used to
initiate the
detonation of
explosives through the use of a
blasting cap.
Modern day
safety fuses are
often used in...
- Look up
fusibility in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
fusibility of a
material refers to the ease at
which the
material can be
fused together, or...
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Fusing, as a
joining process, may
refer to:
Fusing (manufacturing), type of
manufacturing process for
joining or
terminating electrical magnet wire Stained...
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safety fuse,
visco fuse burns with a
visible external flame.
After ignition, most
visco fuses can burn underwater.
Cannon fuse is a
visco fuse that is...
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Fuse (stylised as
fuse*) is a
multidisciplinary art
studio based in Modena, Italy.
fuse* was
founded in 2007 by Luca
Camellini and
Mattia Carretti in...
- The
safety fuse burns at a rate of
typically about 30
seconds per foot (1
second per cm). Do****ented
evidence suggests that the
earliest fuses were first...
