Definition of fuze. Meaning of fuze. Synonyms of fuze

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Definition of fuze

fuze
Bickford fuse Bick"ford fuse or fuze fuze, or Bickford match Bickford match A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
Fuze
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.
Fuze
Fuze Fuze, n. A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion. Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile. Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current. Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction. Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound. Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion.

Meaning of fuze from wikipedia

- military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates function. In some applications, such as torpedoes, a fuze may be identified...
- Fuze (formerly known as ThinkingPhones) is a cloud communications and collaboration software platform designed for the enterprise. Fuze was acquired by...
- A proximity fuze (also VT fuze, or fuse) is a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain distance of its...
- An artillery fuze or fuse is the type of munition fuze used with artillery munitions, typically projectiles fired by guns (field, anti-aircraft, coast...
- A contact fuze, impact fuze, percussion fuze or direct-action (D.A.) fuze (UK) is the fuze that is placed in the nose of a bomb or s**** so that it will...
- The M734 multi-option fuze is a rangefinder and collision detection system used on 60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortar s**** as a trigger to detonate the s****...
- Fuze Beverage (/fjuːz/ fyooz), commercially referred to as simply Fuze (marketed in Switzerland, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as Fuse; formerly...
- up fuze in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A fuze is a device to detonate military munitions. Fuze may also refer to: Fuse (disambiguation) Fuze Beverage...
- DJ Fuze, is an American Hip-Hop DJ and record producer, who is most known for his work in the 1990s with the multi-platinum, P-Funk-inspired rap group...
- The Sansa Fuze is a portable media player developed by SanDisk and released on March 8, 2008. The Fuze is available in three different Flash memory capacities:...