fuse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Verb form 3 Romanian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Verb 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fyo͞oz, IPA: /fjuːz/, SAMPA: /fju:z/
• Rhymes: -uːz

[edit] Etymology 1

From Italian fuso, from Latin fusus "spindle".

[edit] Noun

fuse (plural fuses)

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

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[edit] Etymology 2

From fusion, "to melt".

[edit] Verb

to fuse (third-person singular simple present fuses, present participle fusing, simple past and past participle fused)

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

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[edit] Adjective

fuse pl.

1. Feminine form of fuso.

[edit] Verb form

fuse

1. Third-person singular indicative past historic of fondere.
2. Feminine plural past participle of fondere.

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [fu'se]

[edit] Verb

fuse

1. third-person singular simple perfect form of fi. he/she has been

[edit] Synonyms

• fu (informal)