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• Fuse — Fuse, v. i. 1. To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. [1913 Webster] 2. To be blended, as if melted together. [1913 Webster] {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fuse (explosives) — In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular in a military… …   Wikipedia

• fuse — fuse1 fuseless, adj. fuselike, adj. /fyoohz/, n., v., fused, fusing. n. 1. a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive. 2. fuze (def. 1). 3. have a short fuse, Informal. to anger easily; have… …   Universalium

• Point-contact transistor — A point contact transistor was the first type of solid state electronic transistor ever constructed. It was made by researchers John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain at Bell Laboratories in December of 1947. They were working with physicist… …   Wikipedia

• Point Blank (video game) — Infobox VG title = Point Blank developer = Namco publisher = Namco distributor = designer = engine = version = released = 1994 (arcade) vgrelease|NA|April 30, 1998 (PS) vgrelease|NA|June 13, 2006 (DS) genre = Action modes = Single player, 2… …   Wikipedia

• fuse — i. A portion of a circuit made of wire with a low melting point that melts and breaks the circuit when the current is above limits. ii. In armaments, an element that activates the ignition train. The fuse may be time sensitive or height sensitive …   Aviation dictionary

• fuse — A device for setting off an explosion without injury to the person. An explosive cap, sometimes employed by railroad trainmen to signal a stop by placing it on the rail ahead of an approaching train. An electrical term; a wire of low melting… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Fusing point — Fuse Fuse, v. i. 1. To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be melted; to melt. [1913 Webster] 2. To be blended, as if melted together. [1913 Webster] {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a substance melts; the point …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Meter Point Administration Number — A Meter Point Administration Number, also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S Number, is a 21 digit reference used in Great Britain to uniquely identify electricity supply points such as individual domestic residences. The gas equivalent is the… …   Wikipedia

• Bare Point water treatment plant — The Bare Point Water Treatment Plant is the primary water filtration plant in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, drawing 113.6 million litres (25 million gallons) from Lake Superior per day. [http://www.thunderbay.ca/docs/thismonth/4061.pdf New… …   Wikipedia

• dif|fuse´ness — dif|fuse «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television… …   Useful english dictionary