fuze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fuze	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for fuze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fuze n any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ [or] fuze \fuze\, or Bickford match \Bickford match\ A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuze \Fuze\, n. A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See {Fuse}, n. {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. {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.