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fuse wire — noun Thin metal wire used in electrical fuses • • • Main Entry: ↑fuse * * * ˈfuse wire 7 [fuse wire] noun uncountable thin wire used in an electrical ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fuse wire — noun thin wire used in an electric fuse … English new terms dictionary
fuse wire — /ˈfjuz waɪə/ (say fyoohz wuyuh) noun wire used as a fuse. See fuse1 (def. 1) …
Fuse (electrical) — A miniature time delay fuse used to protect electronic equipment, rated 0.3 amperes at 250 volts. 1.25 inches (about 32 mm) long … Wikipedia
Fuse — A safety device consisting of a short length of relatively fine wire, mounted in a holder or contained in a cartridge and connected as part of an electrical circuit. If the circuit source current exceeds a predetermined value, the fuse wire… … Energy terms
fuse — A device for setting off an explosion without injury to the person. An explosive cap, sometimes employed by railroad trainmen to signal a stop by placing it on the rail ahead of an approaching train. An electrical term; a wire of low melting… … Ballentine's law dictionary
fuse — Ⅰ. fuse [1] ► VERB 1) join, blend, or coalesce to form a single entity. 2) melt (a material or object) with intense heat, so as to join it with something else. 3) Brit. (with reference to an electrical appliance) stop or cause to stop working… … English terms dictionary
fuse — fuse1 [fyo͞oz] vt., vi. fused, fusing [< L fusus, pp. of fundere, to pour out, shed: see FOUND3] 1. to melt or to join by melting, as metals 2. to unite as if by melting together; blend SYN. MIX fuse2 [fyo͞oz] … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fuse — fyüz vb, fused; fus·ing vt to cause to undergo fusion <fuse a joint> vi to undergo fusion * * * (fūz) 1. a bar, strip, or wire of easily fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit; when the current increases beyond a safe … Medical dictionary
