fuse

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fuse

noun

The definition of a fuse is an electrical safety device that can stop current from flowing if it becomes overloaded, or a device that is used to ignite an explosive device.
1. When you overload the circuit in your house by turning on too many different appliances at once and your power to the appliances you are using shuts off, the electrical device that tripped and caused the power to stop to the overloaded circuit is an example of a fuse.
2. The little string sticking out of a bomb that you light in order to get the bomb to go off is an example of a fuse.

verb

Fuse is defined as to join together to form one, especially when joined by intense heat.
When you weld two pieces of metal together using a torch, this is an example of when you fuse.

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fuse

transitive verb

intransitive verb

fused, fus′ing

to melt, or to join by melting
to unite as if by melting together; blend
to unite (atomic nuclei) in the process of nuclear fusion

Origin of fuse

from Classical Latin fusus, past participle of fundere, to pour out, shed: see found

a narrow tube filled with combustible material, or a wick saturated with such material, for setting off an explosive charge
fuze (noun)
Elec. a safety device placed in a circuit, consisting of a replaceable plug or tube containing wire or metal that will melt and break the circuit if the current exceeds a specified amperage

Origin of fuse

Italian fuso, a cord, tube, casing from Classical Latin fusus, hollow spindle

transitive verb

fused, fus′ing

to connect a fuse to

fuse Idioms

blow a fuse

to have an electrical fuse melt
Informal to become very angry

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fuse

also fuze

noun

A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.
often fuze A mechanical or electrical mechanism used to detonate an explosive charge or device such as a bomb or grenade: “A mechanical … switch is used to initiate the fuzes” ( International Defense Review )

transitive verb

fused, fus·ing, fus·es, also fuzed fuz·ing fuz·es

To equip with a mechanical or electrical fuse.

Origin of fuse

From Italian fuso spindle (originally from its shape) from Latin fūsus

verb

fused, fus·ing, fus·es

verb

transitive

a. To join (different pieces or elements) together physically, as by melting or heating: bits of glass fused in a kiln; atomic nuclei that are fused together inside the stars.
b. To blend or combine together: “Edison's invention strategy effectively fused research and development in a seamless process” ( Seth Shulman )
To liquefy or reduce to a plastic state by heating; melt.

verb

intransitive

a. To become physically joined together, as by melting.
b. To be combined or blended together: “There was no separation between joy and sorrow: they fused into one” ( Henry Miller ) See Synonyms at mix.
To become liquefied from heat.

noun

A safety device that protects an electric circuit from excessive current, consisting of or containing a metal element that melts when current exceeds a specific amperage, thereby opening the circuit.

Origin of fuse

Latin fundere fūs- to melt ; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.

fuse2

electric plug fuse

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Noun

A safety device that protects an electric circuit from becoming overloaded. Fuses contain a length of thin wire (usually of a metal alloy) that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current flows through it. They were traditionally used to protect electronic equipment and prevent fires, but have largely been replaced by circuit breakers.
A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.

Verb

To melt something, such as metal or glass, by heating.
To blend two or more substances by melting.

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Noun

(plural fuses)

(also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

Origin

From Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fusus (“spindle”).

Verb

(third-person singular simple present fuses, present participle fusing, simple past and past participle fused)

To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
(intransitive) To melt together.
To furnish with or install a fuse.

Origin

From fusion, "to melt" (back-formation).

See also: fusé

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fuse - Computer Definition

(1) A protective device that is designed to melt, or blow, when a specified amount of current is passed through it. PROM chips are created as a series of fuses that are selectively blown in order to create the binary patterns of the data or machine language.

(2) To bond together.

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