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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fuze
n : any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming]
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