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fuseless

[fyooz]

Origin

noun

a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.

fuze (def. 1).

verb (used with object)

fuze (def. 3).

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Idiom

have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have a quick temper.

Origin:
1635–45; < Italian fuso < Latin fūsus spindle

Related forms

fuse·less, adjective

fuse·like, adjective

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World English Dictionary

fuse or fuze¹ (fjuːz)

—n
1.	a lead of combustible black powder in a waterproof covering (safety fuse), or a lead containing an explosive (detonating fuse), used to fire an explosive charge
2.	any device by which an explosive charge is ignited
3.	blow a fuse See blow

—vb
4.	(tr) to provide or equip with such a fuse

[C17: from Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fūsus]

fuze or fuze¹

—n

—vb

[C17: from Italian fuso spindle, from Latin fūsus]

'fuseless or fuze¹

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

fuse

also fuze, 1640s, from It. fuso "spindle" (so called because the originals were long, thin tubes filled with gunpowder), from L. fusus "spindle," of uncertain origin. Influenced by Fr. fusée "spindleful of hemp fiber," and obsolete English fusee "musket fired by a fuse." Meaning of "device that

EXPAND

breaks an electrical circuit" first recorded 1884, so named for its shape, but erroneously attributed to fuse (v.) because it melts.

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Science Dictionary

fuse

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z) Pronunciation Key

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Noun

A safety device that protects an electric circuit from becoming overloaded. Fuses contain a length of thin wire (usually of a metal alloy) that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current flows through it. They were traditionally used to protect electronic equipment and prevent fires, but have largely been replaced by circuit breakers.
A cord of readily combustible material that is lighted at one end to carry a flame along its length to detonate an explosive at the other end.

Verb

To melt something, such as metal or glass, by heating.
To blend two or more substances by melting.

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