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fuse /ˈfjuz/
保險絲,導火線(vt.)(vi.)鎔化,融合
fuse /ˈfjuz/ 動詞
熔,融合,引線,導火線,保險絲
fuse
熔絲 保險絲
Fuse v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fused p. pr. & vb. n. Fusing.]
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.
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; the melting point.
Fuse, n. Gunnery, Mining, etc.
1. 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. It serves the same function as a circuit breaker.
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fuse
n 1: electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical
current when it is overloaded [syn: electrical fuse]
2: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming]
v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix,
coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
2: become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The
substances fused at a very high temperature"
3: equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse [ant: defuse]
4: make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the
electric mains"