Fuze
9 definitions retrieved  Fuze \Fuze\, n. A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. [1913 Webster] Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion. Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile. Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current. Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction. See fuzee[1]. Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound. Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion. [1913 Webster] Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.) A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. It serves the same function as a circuit breaker. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]  fuze n 1: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming]  fuze [fjuːz] Zündschnur fuzeUS [fjuːzəm] Zünder  fuze biztosíték gyutacs gyújtózsinór kanóc olvadóbiztosító  fuze Zündschnur f fuze [Am.] Zünder m fuze aufschmelzen; abschmelzen Fuze related |
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