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- Dictionaryfuse/fjuːz/
verb
- 1. join or blend to form a single entity: "intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts: British "the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused" Similar
noun
- 1. a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
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a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers: blow a fuse My hairdryer's stopped working - I think the fuse has blown (= broken). change a fuse Have you tried changing the 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. or less commonly fuze: a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo. fuse.
In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows through it, thereby stopping or interrupting the current.
verb. to unite or become united by melting, esp by the action of heat. to fuse borax and copper sulphate at a high temperature. to become or cause to become liquid, esp by the action of heat; melt. to join or become combined; integrate. tr to equip (an electric circuit, plug, etc) with a fuse.
noun. ( Electrical engineering: General) A fuse is a protective device in an electric plug or circuit that contains a piece of wire designed to melt and break when there is a fault, and an excessive current flows along it for a particular time.
FUSE definition: 1. a small object that stops electrical equipment working if there is too much electricity going…. Learn more.
a small wire or device inside a piece of electrical equipment that breaks and stops the current if the flow of electricity is too strong. to change a fuse. Check whether a fuse has blown. Extra Examples. Make sure that the correct fuse is fitted. When the machine was switched on it blew a fuse. Topics Engineeringc2.
5 days ago · Fuse, in electrical engineering, a safety device that protects electrical circuits from the effects of excessive currents. A fuse commonly consists of a current-conducting strip or wire of easily fusible metal that melts, and thus interrupts the circuit of which it is a part, whenever that circuit.
fuse. verb. /fjuːz/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] (formal or specialist) when one thing fuses with another, or two things fuse or are fused, they are joined together to form a single thing. fuse (together) As they heal, the bones will fuse together. fuse (into something) Our different ideas fused into a plan.
A fuse is an electrical safety device that protects electrical circuits and electronics devices from damage caused by excessive current. It does so by melting and breaking the circuit when the current surpasses the safe limits.
