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- Dictionaryfuse/fyo͞oz/
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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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.
When an electrical device or piece of machinery fuses, or when someone or something fuses it, it stops working because the electric current is too high: Either my headlights have fused or the bulbs have gone.
As a noun, fuse refers to a safety device designed to protect electrical equipment from melting or catching on fire. A fuse usually resembles a small rod or wire that is designed to melt from the heat of an electrical current that is moving too fast. Once the fuse melts, the electrical circuit is broken.
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.
When things fuse or are fused, they join together physically or chemically, usually to become one thing. You can also say that one thing fuses with another.
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.
A safety device that protects an electric circuit from becoming overloaded. Fuses contain a length of thin wire that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current flows through it. Fuses have largely been replaced by circuit breakers.
FUSE definition: 1. a small object that stops electrical equipment working if there is too much electricity going…. Learn more.
noun. /fjuːz/. /fjuːz/. Idioms. 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. Topics Engineering c2.
Introduction. An electrical fuse is a safety device that operates to provide protection against the overflow of current in an electrical circuit. An important component of an electrical fuse is a metal wire or strip that melts when excess current flows through it.
