fuse
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4.4
- noun
- /fjuːz/
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fusible
- The electrician replaced the blown fuse to restore power to the house.
- a current-limiting fuse
In all that electrical board there will be one small box called fuse.
- In all that electrical board there will be one small box called fuse.
Examples
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All she had to do was shut down the main fuse and connect the wires exactly as illustrated.
Fiction book (1998) -
Instead of walking upstairs, Zed finds the fuse box right in the next room.
Fiction book (1994) -
Looks like a fuse box over there.
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Which kind of fuse is that?
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A problem with the fuse?
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Go down the cellar and check the fuse box.
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If someone exceeded the current allowed, the fuse would burn out.
Academic text (2006) -
He's fixing my fuse box.
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Make sure to check the fuse if your appliance stops working suddenly.
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After the storm, we discovered that the fuse had melted, causing the lights to go out.
Synonyms
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4.1
A small device in an electrical circuit that stops the electric current when it becomes too strong
A small part with a thin wire that melts to stop dangerous electric current
A small safety device that screws into a socket to stop too much electricity
A small electric part in a tube that stops electricity when too much flows
Idioms
Compounds
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4.1
A small device in an electrical circuit that stops the electric current when it becomes too strong
- Specialized
A small electric part in a tube that stops electricity when too much flows
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A small part with a thin wire that melts to stop dangerous electric current
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A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode
- NSFW
A small burning part set to burn for a fixed time before a bomb or shell explodes
How Protective
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Fuse as an electrical safety device is named from the same root as fusion and Latin fundere 'to pour', because the thin wire inside 'melts' when the current is too strong and so stops the electricity.