Fuse

Pronunciation

• enPR: fyoÍžoz, IPA: /fjuːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz

From Italian fuso and French fusée, from Latin fusus ("spindle").

Full definition of fuse

Noun

1. (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
2. (industry, mining, military) 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.

From fusion, "to melt" (back-formation).

Verb

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