Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In electricity, wire made of an easily fusible metal and used to protect circuits from excessive currents. When the current passes a certain value, depending on the size of the wire, the latter melts, thus breaking the circuit.
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Examples
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For he had just opened Harry's gift of fuse-wire and screwdrivers.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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Somewhere or other there's a fuse, that's been tampered with - fuse-wire replaced by a nail or some such.
San Andreas MacLean, Alistair 1984
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A fuse-wire is inserted in each circuit to protect the chamber from excessive current.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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‘But don’t let it lead you to jump to any hasty conclusions about me,’ she added, putting her drink down carefully on the carpet while she fished about to find the fuse-wire and quickly wound a 15-amp strand in a figure of eight around the worn clasp.
Mistress for a Weekend Napier, Susan 2006
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‘But don’t let it lead you to jump to any hasty conclusions about me,’ she added, putting her drink down carefully on the carpet while she fished about to find the fuse-wire and quickly wound a 15-amp strand in a figure of eight around the worn clasp.
Mistress For A Weekend Napier, Susan 2006
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