Толковый словарь английского языка - fuse
Fuse
fuse
I. verb (~d; fusing) see: found Date: 1592 transitive verb to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat, to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together ; combine , to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive, intransitive verb 1. to become fluid with heat, to fail because of the blowing of a ~, to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together, see: mix II. noun Date: 1868 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, III. noun Etymology: Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fusus, of unknown origin Date: 1644 a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it, a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo, IV. transitive verb also fuze (~d; also fuzed; fusing; also fuzing) Date: 1802 to equip with a ~
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. melt with intense heat; liquefy. 2 tr. & intr. blend or amalgamate into one whole by or as by melting. 3 tr. provide (a circuit, plug, etc.) with a fuse. 4 a intr. (of an appliance) cease to function when a fuse blows. b tr. cause (an appliance) to do this. --n. a device or component for protecting an electric circuit, containing a strip of wire of easily melted metal and placed in the circuit so as to break it by melting when an excessive current passes through. Phrases and idioms fuse-box a box housing the fuses for circuits in a building. Etymology: L fundere fus- pour, melt 2. n. & v. (also fuze) --n. 1 a device for igniting a bomb or explosive charge, consisting of a tube or cord etc. filled or saturated with combustible matter. 2 a component in a shell, mine, etc., designed to detonate an explosive charge on impact, after an interval, or when subjected to a magnetic or vibratory stimulation. --v.tr. fit a fuse to. Derivatives fuseless adj. Etymology: It. fuso f. L fusus spindle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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