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Meaning of fuses

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fuses

Pronunciation:/ˈfjuːzɪz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.

    Synonyms:fuze (US)

  2. The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.

    Synonyms:fuze

  3. A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

  4. Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.

    Example: When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

verb

Definitions

  1. To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.

  2. To melt together.

  3. To furnish with or install a fuse.

  4. To form a bicyclic compound from two similar or different types of ring such that two or more atoms are shared between the resulting rings

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fusehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuses

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