fuse
$ \mathrm{fuse}^1 | fyo͞oz |
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verb
1. with object join or blend to form a single entity:
｟比喩的に｠ «…に/…と» …を融合させる, 一緒にする(together) «into/with»
e.g. intermarriage had fused the families into a large unit.
no object (of groups of atoms or cellular structures) join or coalesce:
｟比喩的に｠ 〈集団･文化などが〉 «…に/…と» 融（と）け合う, 融合する, 一緒になる(together) «into/with»
e.g. the two nuclei move together and fuse into one nucleus.
melt (a material or object) with intense heat so as to join it with something else:
(熱で)〈金属など〉を溶かす, 融合させる
e.g. powdered glass was fused to a metal base.
2. no object British (of an electrical appliance) stop working when a fuse melts:
｟英｠ 〈電気器具などが〉ヒューズが飛ぶ
e.g. the crew were left in darkness after the lights fused.
with object cause (an electrical appliance) to stop working when a fuse melts.
｟英｠ 〈電気器具など〉のヒューズを飛ばして消す, 止める
3. with object provide (a circuit or electrical appliance) with a fuse:
〈回路〉にヒューズを取り付ける
e.g. (as adjective fused) : a fused plug.
noun
a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
〘電〙 ヒューズ
PHRASES
blow a fuse
use too much power in an electrical circuit, causing a fuse to melt.
informal lose one's temper:
e.g. it was only a suggestion—there's no need to blow a fuse.
ORIGIN
late 16th century: from Latin fus- ‘poured, melted’, from the verb fundere.
$ \mathrm{fuse}^2 | fyo͞oz | (also fuze)
noun
a length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance.
a device in a bomb, shell, or mine that makes it explode on impact, after an interval, at set distance from the target, or when subjected to magnetic or vibratory stimulation.
verb with object
fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine): the bomb was fused to go off during a charity performance.
PHRASES
light the (or a) fuse
set something tense or exciting in motion: the event lit the fuse for the revolution.
a short fuse
a tendency to lose one's temper quickly: watch your tongue—he's got a very short fuse.
(on a short fuse) likely to lose one's temper or explode.
DERIVATIVES
fuseless adjective
ORIGIN
mid 17th century: from Italian fuso, from Latin fusus ‘spindle’.