fuze

3 definitions found

fuze - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fuze \Fuze\, n.
     A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a
     shell, etc. See Fuse, n.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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. See fuzee[1].
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

  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. It
     serves the same function as a circuit breaker.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

fuze - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fuze
      n 1: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
           propellant [syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee,
           primer, priming]