FUSE

Fuse

In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide overcurrent protection, of either the load or source circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows, which interrupts the circuit in which it is connected. Short circuit, overloading, mismatched loads or device failure are the prime reasons for excessive current.

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fuse

Noun

  1. (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
  2. The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
  3. A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
  4. Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
    When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.

Verb

  1. To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
  2. To melt together.
  3. To furnish with or install a fuse.


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