fuse¹ /fūz/

1. To melt
2. To liquefy by heat
3. To join by, or as if by, melting together
4. To cause to fail by the melting of a fuse (elec)

1. To be melted
2. To be reduced to a liquid
3. To melt together
4. To blend or unite
5. (of an electric appliance) to fail by the melting of a fuse

A piece of fusible metal, with its mounting, inserted as a safeguard against overloading in an electric circuit

fūsibilˈity noun

The degree of ease with which a substance can be fused

fūsˈible adjective

Able to be fused or easily fused

fūsile /fūˈzīl, -sīl or -zil/ or (Milton) fūˈsil /fūˈzil/ adjective

1. Cast
2. Fusible
3. Molten

fuse box noun

A box containing the switches and fuses for an electrical system

fuse wire noun

Thin metal wire used in electrical fuses

fusible metal noun

Any of numerous alloys containing bismuth, lead and tin (sometimes with mercury or cadmium) with low melting points, esp in the range 60º to 180ºC

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