a fuse
81fuse box — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fuse box : singular fuse box plural fuse boxes a box containing the fuses for the electrical system in a building …
82fuse — I. /fjuz / (say fyoohz) noun 1. Electricity a device for preventing an excessive current from passing through a circuit, consisting of a piece of wire which breaks the circuit by melting if the current exceeds a specified value. 2. a tube, ribbon …
83fuse carrier — lydžiojo saugiklio laikiklis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. fuse carrier; fuse holder; fuse unit vok. Schmelzpatrone, f; Sicherungshalter, m; Sicherungspatrone, f rus. держатель плавкой вставки, m; патрон плавкого… …
84fuse holder — lydžiojo saugiklio laikiklis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. fuse carrier; fuse holder; fuse unit vok. Schmelzpatrone, f; Sicherungshalter, m; Sicherungspatrone, f rus. держатель плавкой вставки, m; патрон плавкого… …
85fuse unit — lydžiojo saugiklio laikiklis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. fuse carrier; fuse holder; fuse unit vok. Schmelzpatrone, f; Sicherungshalter, m; Sicherungspatrone, f rus. держатель плавкой вставки, m; патрон плавкого… …
86fuse — [1] A protective electrical device (usually enclosed in glass or plastic) which has a thin wire between two terminals. The wire will break or melt when the current draw exceeds the capacity of the fuse. In this way, the circuit is protected from… …
87fuse block — noun 1. : fuse gauge 2. also fuse cutout : a block of porcelain, slate, or other refractory material supporting a mounting for an electrical fuse …
88fuse — I. verb (fused; fusing) Etymology: Latin fusus, past participle of fundere to pour, melt more at found Date: 1592 transitive verb 1. to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat 2. to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together ; combine …
89fuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. merge, unite, amalgamate, weld; melt, dissolve. See junction, combination, fuel, unity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. circuit breaker, plug fuse, wick, detonator, igniter. • blow a fuse*, Syn. become angry …
90fuse — English has two distinct words fuse. The noun, ‘igniting device’ [17], comes via Italian fuso from Latin fūsus ‘spindle’, a word of unknown origin. Its modern application comes from the fact that the long thin shape of the original gunpowder… …
