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Definitions for fuse
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Princeton's WordNet
fuse, electrical fuse, safety fusenoun
an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, primingverb
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"
fuseverb
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
"The substances fused at a very high temperature"
fuseverb
equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse
fuseverb
make liquid or plastic by heating
"The storm fused the electric mains"
GCIDE
Fusenoun
(Mil.) a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact, which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as antiaircraft or antimissile missiles.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To FUSEverb
To melt; to put into fusion; to liquify by heat.
Etymology: fundo, fusum, Latin.
To Fuseverb
To be melted; to be capable of being liquified by heat.
ChatGPT
fuse
A fuse is a safety device used in an electrical system that protects against overcurrent or a surge in electrical power. It consists of a strip or wire made from a metal or alloy of appropriate melting point, which melts and breaks the circuit when the current exceeds a specified level, preventing damage or fire. In a broader sense, to 'fuse' can also mean combining two or more elements or entities into a unified whole.
Webster Dictionary
Fuseverb
to liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt
Fuseverb
to unite or blend, as if melted together
Fuseverb
to be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt
Fuseverb
to be blended, as if melted together
Fusenoun
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
Etymology: [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast. See Foundo to cast, and cf. Futile.]
Wikidata
Fuse
In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide overcurrent protection, of either the load or source circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows, which interrupts the circuit in which it is connected. Short circuit, overloading, mismatched loads or device failure are the prime reasons for excessive current. A fuse interrupts excessive current so that further damage by overheating or fire is prevented. Wiring regulations often define a maximum fuse current rating for particular circuits. Overcurrent protection devices are essential in electrical systems to limit threats to human life and property damage. The time and current operating characteristics of fuses are used to provide adequate protection without needless interruption. Slow blow fuses are designed to allow harmless short term higher currents but still clear on a sustained overload. Fuses are manufactured in a wide range of current and voltage ratings to protect wiring systems and electrical equipment. Self-resetting fuses automatically restore the circuit after the overload has cleared; these are useful, for example, in aerospace or nuclear applications where fuse replacement is impossible.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fuse
fūz, v.t. to melt: to liquefy by heat.—v.i. to be melted: to be reduced to a liquid.—n. Fusibil′ity.—adjs. Fū′sible, that may be fused or melted—(Milt.) Fū′sile, Fū′sil.—ns. Fū′sing-point, the temperature at which any solid substance becomes liquid; Fū′sion, act of melting: the state of fluidity from heat: a close union of things, as if melted together.—Aqueous fusion, the melting of certain crystals by heat in their own water of crystallisation; Dry fusion, the liquefaction produced in salts by heat after the water of crystallisation has been expelled; Igneous fusion, the melting of anhydrous salts by heat without decomposition. [L. fundĕre, fusum, to melt.]
Fuse
fūz, n. a tube filled with combustible matter for firing mines, discharging shells, &c. [It. fuso—L. fusus, a spindle.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
fuse
See Fuze.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FUSE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fuse is ranked #52736 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Fuse surname appeared 393 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fuse.
37.9% or 149 total occurrences were White.
37.4% or 147 total occurrences were Black.
19.5% or 77 total occurrences were Asian.
4% or 16 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of fuse in a Sentence
He has made it a strategy to mine these differences, mine these divisions, David Axelrod this issue of race, which has coursed through our politics and our society from the beginning if our history, but is a galvanizing issue for a portion of his base, he's decided to play base politics, and wherever he can he seems to want to light that fuse. And that has emboldened others to voice racist views.
These crimes are often preventable if family members are more informed about the potential danger from having someone who is severely mentally ill in the home and who may have shown violent tendencies in the past, family members may lull themselves into a state of false beliefs thinking ‘ my son would never hurt me ’ or ‘ my husband may have a short fuse but he would never seriously harm me. ’.
It looks as if it was put in by an Indian. (looking at an old-fashioned fuse box while on a factory tour near Edinburgh)
The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.
It was a lot of people involved, not just us, the four musketeers – me, Danny Schechter, Arthur Baker and Hart Perry – but it was really the United Nations to all of the unions in Europe. It was a big movement, we did light that spark, we did light the fuse.
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- smeltdraadAfrikaans
- pojistka, doutnákCzech
- sikringDanish
- Zündschnur, absichern, Zünder, SicherungGerman
- τήκω, τήκομαι, λιώνω, εμπύρευμα, θρυαλλίδα, τηκτασφάλεια, φιτίλιGreek
- fundir, espoleta, mecha, fusibleSpanish
- sütikEstonian
- فیوزPersian
- pinna, sulake, sulauttaa, sulautua, varoke, sytytyslanka, sytytinFinnish
- fjús, sikring, krúttráðurFaroese
- fusionner, détonateur, cordeau, mèche, fusibleFrench
- co-lheieManx
- biztosítékHungarian
- fondere, fondersi, fusibile, miccia, innescoItalian
- ヒューズ, 信管, 導火線Japanese
- saugiklisLithuanian
- sumbu, fiusMalay
- smelten, lont, samensmelten, zekering, versmeltenDutch
- tennsats, lunte, fenghette, sikringNorwegian
- stopić, bezpiecznik, połączyć, zapalnik, lontPolish
- fundir, pavio, fusívelPortuguese
- сплавлять, сплавляться, огнепроводный шнур, предохранитель, пробка, фитиль, запал, детонаторRussian
- osigùrāč, fìtīlj, upàljāčSerbo-Croatian
- poistka, poistkySlovak
- lethose, fiyusiSouthern Sotho
- säkring, stubin, säkra, tändrör, propp, sammansmälta, stubintrådSwedish
- ชนวน, ฟิวส์Thai
- فیوزUrdu
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