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1Fuse (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… …
2fuse — {{11}}fuse (n.) combustible cord or tube for lighting an explosive device, also fuze, 1640s, from It. fuso spindle (so called because the originals were long, thin tubes filled with gunpowder), from L. fusus spindle, of uncertain origin.… …
3List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
4List of problems solved by MacGyver — This is a list of problems that have been solved by the fictional character MacGyver from the television series of the same name. (This list is not yet comprehensive.) MacGyver employs his resourcefulness and his knowledge of chemistry,… …
5Slow match — or match cord is the very slow burning cord or twine fuse used by early gunpowder musketeers, artillerymen, and soldiers to ignite matchlock muskets, cannons, and petards. Slow matches were most suitable for use around black powder weapons… …
6Operation Outward — was the name given to the British World War II program to attack Germany by means of free flying balloons. It made use of cheap, simple gas balloons filled with hydrogen. They carried one of two types of payload: a trailing steel wire intended to …
7Song Yingxing — (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying Hsing; 1587 1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368 1644). He was the author of an encyclopedia that covered a wide… …
8List of IEC standards — In order to distinguish standards published by the International Electrotechnical Commission numerically from other international standards, their number range was shifted in 1997 by adding 60000. So what used to be called IEC 27 is now… …
9Wujing Zongyao — The Wujing Zongyao (Zh cpwl|c=武经总要|p= Wǔjīng Zǒngyào |w= Wu Ching Tsung Yao |l=Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques) was a Chinese military compendium written in 1044 AD, during the Northern Song Dynasty. Its authors were the… …
10angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
