A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
Used in a Sentence
fuses
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fuses.
Editorial note
Sounds like people were irritated by fuses blowing, and decided to simply short-circuit the fuses instead.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fuses gathered in one view.
A kind of match for starting a fire:
A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fuses.
noun
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
noun
A kind of match for starting a fire:
noun
A friction match for smokers' use, having a bulbous head which when ignited is not easily blown out even in a gale of wind.
noun
A match made of paper impregnated with niter and having the usual igniting tip.
Example sentences
Sounds like people were irritated by fuses blowing, and decided to simply short-circuit the fuses instead.
We're building an omnivorous transport data processor that fuses together loads of data sources, and a psychic city brain.
On diesels it would literally blow fuses that stopped the motor and engage the fail safe brakes.
The people using the machine a the hospital would replace the (expensive) fuses when they blew.
The better design of the older models saved people's lives by simply blowing fuses when the power went too high.
They'd try to execute their fiduciary responsibilities and, too soon, totally blow their fuses.
It's just different fuses and since Intel already makes a dozen SKUs from each die it's easy for them to make one more.
I guess you could kill the engine somehow - turn off the fuel or pull the fuses.
Each CPU has at least a few dozen, up to a few hundred, fuses covering everything from PLL tuning values to the vendor string.
My predictions, in haiku: Life on Europa, And then Jupiter fuses.
I imagine the option of having a microwaved Hot Pocket on a long mission without blowing the fuses would be nice.
They now had three fuses that might be the wrong wattage.
Quote examples
It was the manufacturer that made the later model (the Therac-25) that didn't have the fuses (and other "old" hardware features).
"The really telling thing, though, is how the previous model acted…it would blow fuses regularly" Good.
Quick summary: The person the people in the Sauerland cell called "boss" and who organised the fuses for them was a "contact person" for MİT (Turkish intelligence org.) and CIA.
In fact, to ensure that a software bug doesn’t power all drives on by mistake and blow fuses in a data center, we updated the firmware in the drive controller to enforce this constraint." There's been plenty of speculation that this is similar to how Amazon Glacier works - lots of mostly unpowered disks, with custom firmware.
Proper noun examples
Fuses in the plugs serve a secondary purpose, one that people don't realise.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fuses in a sentence?
Sounds like people were irritated by fuses blowing, and decided to simply short-circuit the fuses instead.
What does fuses mean?
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
What part of speech is fuses?
fuses is commonly used as noun.