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💣 Setting a fuze 💣 To set a fuze
to fuzing

to fuzing

9.8
To set the part that makes a bomb explode so it works correctly
  • verb
  • /ˈfjuːzɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : configurar
  • The engineers spent hours fuzing the missiles to ensure they would activate at the correct altitude.

Examples

  • Before deployment, the team double-checked that they had correctly fuzed each explosive.

  • The technician is fuzing the device for optimal performance.

  • Proper fuzing of the device is essential for the safety of the operation.

  • He fuzed the device last week.

  • The technician is carefully fuzing the explosive to ensure it detonates at the right time.

  • The soldiers watched as the expert demonstrated how to fuzing the grenades correctly.

  • Before the operation, the engineer spent several hours fuzing the bomb to guarantee its effectiveness.

Synonyms

to tune
vsto fuzing
  • Specialized
125 3.2

Adjust a machine or system so it works better

focuses on precise timing and mode to make the device function correctly
to recalibrate
vsto fuzing
  • Specialized
21 6.5

Adjust a device or instrument so it works correctly

focuses on setting timing and mode to ensure intended device operation
to retime
vsto fuzing
1 5.3

Change the time when something happens, like an event or a machine

adjusts timing and mode specifically to make a device operate as intended
to config
vsto fuzing
  • Jargon
6.2

To change the settings of a program or device

is used to set timing and mode specifically for device functioning

Surface Forms

fuzing infinitive
fuzed past
fuzed past participle
fuzing present participle
fuzes third person singular

Morphology

fuzing = fuze (transparent) = fuze + ing

Present participle form of the verb 'fuze' formed by adding '-ing'; the verbal meaning is directly reflected in the inflected form.

Etymology

The word fuzing comes from the noun fuze, the small part that makes an explosive go off and is related to the common word fuse. So fuzing as a verb means setting or adjusting that part, for example its timing, so the device will activate when it should.