Fuse

  • 31fuse — fuse1 [fju:z] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FUSE2] [Sense: 2,3; Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: fuso spindle (= long thin part which turns around) , from Latin fusus] 1.) a short thin piece of wire inside electrical equipment which… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32fuse — 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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  • 33fuse — 1 noun (C) 1 a short thin piece of wire that is inside electrical equipment and prevents damage by melting and stopping the electricity when there is too much power: two 13 amp fuses | blow a fuse (=make it melt by putting too much electricity… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34Fuse — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Fuse », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer), le …

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  • 35fuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (AmE also fuze) device that makes a bomb explode ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ long, slow VERB + FUSE ▪ set …

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  • 36fuse — 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,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37fuse — {{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.… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 38fuse — 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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  • 39FUSE — В Викисловаре есть статья «fuse» FUSE: Filesystem in Userspace модуль для ядер UNIX подобных операционных систем. Far Ultravi …

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  • 40Fuse —   A safety device consisting of a short length of relatively fine wire, mounted in a holder or contained in a cartridge and connected as part of an electrical circuit. If the circuit source current exceeds a predetermined value, the fuse wire… …

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