plural of fusee

present participle of fuse

Synonym of fusion

One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.

A light musket or firelock.

A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers. / A large friction match. / A fuse for an explosive.

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device. / (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

(transitive) To liquify by heat; melt. / (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably. / (intransitive) To melt together.

To furnish with or install a fuse to an explosive device (see Usage notes for noun above)

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.