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fuse

(f/j//u/z )

an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
electrical fuse, safety fuse

source: wordnet30
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

mix together different elements(verb.change)

Synonym:
blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, immix, meld, merge, mix

source: wordnet30
become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat(verb.change)

Example:
The substances fused at a very high temperature.

source: wordnet30
equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse(verb.competition)

Antonym:
defuse

source: wordnet30
make liquid or plastic by heating(verb.change)

Example:
The storm fused the electric mains.

source: wordnet30
To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.(verb)

source: webster1913

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