Fuze

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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