Fuse
41fuse — fuse1 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 when a fuse …
42fuse — 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 …
43fuse — [1] A protective electrical device (usually enclosed in glass or plastic) which has a thin wire between two terminals. The wire will break or melt when the current draw exceeds the capacity of the fuse. In this way, the circuit is protected from… …
44fuse — I. verb (fused; fusing) Etymology: Latin fusus, past participle of fundere to pour, melt more at found Date: 1592 transitive verb 1. to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat 2. to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together ; combine …
45fuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. merge, unite, amalgamate, weld; melt, dissolve. See junction, combination, fuel, unity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. circuit breaker, plug fuse, wick, detonator, igniter. • blow a fuse*, Syn. become angry …
46fuse — 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… …
47fuse — [fjuːz] noun [C] I 1) an object in electrical equipment that makes it stop working when there is too much electricity flowing through it 2) an object like string, or a piece of electrical equipment, that is used for making a bomb explode II verb… …
48fuse — lydusis saugiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. fuse; fusible cutout; safety fuse vok. Abschmelzsicherung, f; Schmelzsicherung, f rus. плавкий предохранитель, m pranc. coupe circuit à fusible, m; coupe circuit fusible, m;… …
49fuse — saugiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. fuse; protector; safety fuse vok. Schutz, m; Sicherung, f rus. предохранитель, m pranc. coupe circuit, m; fusible, m; protecteur, m …
50fuse — 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… …
