 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fuze
noun: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer}, {priming}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, noun (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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fuze \Fuze\, noun
A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a
shell, etc. See {Fuse}, noun
{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.
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