plural of fuse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fuse

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device. / (manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

To furnish with or install a fuse to an explosive device (see Usage notes for noun above)

(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.

(transitive) To liquify by heat; melt. / (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably. / (intransitive) To melt together.

simple past tense and past participle of fuse

Joined together by fusing / Melted / Furnished with a fuse / (organic chemistry) Having at least one bond between two atoms that is part of two or more separate rings

present participle of fuse

Synonym of fusion