Fuse (fUz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fused (fUzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fusing.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast. See Foundo to cast, and cf. Futile.]
1.
To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt.
2.
To unite or blend, as if melted together.
Whose fancy fuses old and new.
Tennyson.
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Fuse, v. i.
1.
To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
2.
To be blended, as if melted together.
Fusing point, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of fusion.
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Fuse, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d Fusil.] (Gunnery, Mining, etc.)
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.
Fuse hole, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception of the fuse. Farrow.
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Fuse, or 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 possibility of damage.
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Fuse, or Fuze, plug .
1. (Ordnance)
A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to hold the fuse.
2.
A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a fuse in electric wiring.
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