fuse igniting

  • 1fuse — There are two distinct words: (1) the one meaning ‘a device for igniting a bomb’ is 17c from Latin fusus ‘spindle’, and (2) the one meaning ‘a device or component for protecting an electric circuit’ is 19c, derived from the earlier verb meaning… …

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  • 2Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …

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  • 3fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… …

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  • 4igniting fuse — degiklis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Įtaisas parako užtaisams, kietajam raketiniam kurui, padegamiesiems ir šviečiamiesiems mišiniams uždegti. Tai metalinis ritinėlis su plyšiais šonuose ir dugne, pripildytas padegamosios medžiagos… …

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  • 5fuse — I [[t]fyuz[/t]] n. v. fused, fus•ing 1) a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive 2) fuze 1) 3) fuze 3) • have a short fuse Etymology: 1635–45; < It fuso < L fūsus spindle fuse′less,… …

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  • 6fuse — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. melt with intense heat; liquefy. 2 tr. & intr. blend or amalgamate into one whole by or as by melting. 3 tr. provide (a circuit, plug, etc.) with a fuse. 4 a intr. (of an appliance) cease to function when a fuse blows …

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  • 7fuse — 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 …

  • 8fuse — 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… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 9fuse — 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… …

    Word origins

  • 10fuse — fjuːz n. protective device in an electrical circuit which melts under excess voltage and breaks the circuit; cord or tube for igniting an explosive v. combine by melting together; be combined through melting together; unite, combine; be united… …

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