| Fuse (fuse) |
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| v. t. | (f z) |
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| Fuse |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Fused (f&umacr]zd); p. pr. *** vb.
n. Fusing.] [L. fusus, p. p. of
fundere to pour, melt, cast. See Foundo to cast, and
cf. Futile.] |
To liquefy by heat] to
render fluid; to dissolve; to melt.
To unite or blend, as if melted
together.
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To
be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to
melt.
To be blended, as if melted
together.
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A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of
which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also
fuzee. See Fuze.
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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 possibility of damage.
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