to fuse a circuit
1circuit breaker — cir cuit break er, n. (Elec.) A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset value; it is sometimes called a {contact breaker}. Its function is to prevent fire or damage to the… …
2fuse — 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… …
3fuse — 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] …
4FUSE — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …
5Fuse — 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… …
6fuse — 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 …
7fuse — 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… …
8Fuse (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 …
9fuse — 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… …
10Fuse cutout — Cutout (left) attached to a feeder line (connection at the right not shown). The lower wire goes to the transformer. In electrical distribution, a fuse cutout or cut out fuse is a combination of a fuse and a switch, used in primary overhead… …