fu·see /fjʊˈzi/
耐風火柴,引信
Fu·see n.
1. A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil. [Obs.]
2. A fuse. See Fuse, n.
3. (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind. (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
Fu·see, n. (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring. (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery.
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Fu·see, n. The track of a buck.
fusee
n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the
diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: fusee
drive]
2: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
trains [syn: fuzee]
3: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
the wind [syn: fuzee]
4: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming]