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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 Fuse from wikipedia
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Fuse or
FUSE may
refer to:
Fuse (electrical), a
device used in
electrical systems to
protect against excessive...
- In
electronics and
electrical engineering, a
fuse is an
electrical safety device that
operates to
provide overcurrent protection of an
electrical circuit...
- A
fusor is a
device that uses an
electric field to heat ions to a
temperature at
which they
undergo nuclear fusion. The
machine induces a
potential difference...
- A
Proximity Fuse (also VT
fuse or "variable time fuze") is a
fuse that
detonates an
explosive device automatically when it
approaches within a certain...
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Fuse is an
American television channel owned by
Fuse Media, LLC, that was
originally launched in 1994 as
MuchMusic USA, a
localized version of the Canadian...
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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...
- The
fusibility of a
material refers to the ease at
which the
material can be
fused together, or to the
temperature or
amount of heat
required to melt a...
-
Filesystem in
Userspace (
FUSE) is a
software interface for Unix and Unix-like
computer operating systems that lets non-privileged
users create their own...
- Look up
fuser in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fuser may
refer to:
fuser (Unix), a Unix
command which lists processes currently using given files,...
- device, or
military munition, a
fuse (or fuze) is the part of the
device that
initiates function. In
common usage, the word
fuse is used indiscriminately. However...
