fuse

¹fuse

verb \ˈfyüz\

fusedfus·ing

Definition of FUSE

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

3

: to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive

intransitive verb

1

a : to become fluid with heat

b British : to fail because of the blowing of a fuse

2

: to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together

Origin of FUSE

Latin fusus, past participle of fundere to pour, melt — more at found

First Known Use: 1592

Rhymes with FUSE

blues, booze, bruise, choose, cruise, cruse, Druze, flews, lose, Meuse, muse, news, ooze, Ouse, roose, ruse, schmooze, snooze, trews, use, whose

²fuse

noun

Definition of FUSE

: an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage

First Known Use of FUSE

1868

Other Electrical Engineering Terms

feedback, incandescent, noise, resonance

³fuse

noun

Definition of FUSE

1

: a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it

2

also fuze : a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo

Origin of FUSE

Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fusus, of unknown origin

First Known Use: 1644

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

⁴fuse

transitive verb \ˈfyüz\

fused also fuzedfus·ing also fuz·ing

Definition of FUSE

: to equip with a fuse

Variants of FUSE

fuse also fuze \ˈfyüz\

First Known Use of FUSE

1802

Other Weapons and Explosives Terms

automatic, carbine, cudgel, muzzle, rapier

fuse

verb \ˈfyüz\   (Medical Dictionary)

fused; fus·ing

Medical Definition of FUSE

transitive verb

: to cause to undergo fusion <fuse a joint>

intransitive verb

: to undergo fusion

fuse

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In electrical engineering, a safety device that protects electric circuits from the effects of excessive electric currents. A fuse commonly consists of a current-conducting strip or wire of easily fusible metal; whenever the circuit is made to carry a current larger than that for which it is intended, the strip melts to interrupt it.