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FUSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

Synonyms:

fuse; fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fuse" is a kind of...):

igniter; ignitor; light; lighter (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuse"):

detonating fuse (a fuse containing an explosive)

safety fuse (a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance)

time-fuse (a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))

Derivation:

fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

Synonyms:

electrical fuse; fuse; safety fuse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fuse" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fuse"):

cartridge fuse (a fuse cased in a tube)

breaker; circuit breaker (a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded)

plug fuse (a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket)

Derivation:

fuse (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mix together different elements

Example:

The colors blend well

Synonyms:

blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fuse"):

gauge (mix in specific proportions)

absorb (cause to become one with)

meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)

blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))

accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))

conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)

admix (mix or blend)

alloy (make an alloy of)

syncretise; syncretize (become fused)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

fusion (the act of fusing (or melting) together)

fusion (an occurrence that involves the production of a union)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make liquid or plastic by heating

Example:

The storm fused the electric mains

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)

Verb group:

fuse (become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

fusion (the act of fusing (or melting) together)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat

Example:

The substances fused at a very high temperature

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

flux; liquefy; liquify (become liquid or fluid when heated)

"Fuse" entails doing...:

heat; heat up; hot up (gain heat or get hot)

Verb group:

fuse (make liquid or plastic by heating)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

fusible (capable of being melted and fused)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "fuse" is one way to...):

equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

defuse (remove the triggering device from)

Derivation:

fuse (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)

fuse (an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded)

Credits

 Context examples: 

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(11;17)(q23;q12-21) which fuses the 5' half of the MLL gene to the 3' half of the LASP1 gene.

(MLL/LASP1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(9;11)(q34;q23) which fuses exon 7 of the MLL gene to most of the FNBP1 gene.

(MLL/FNBP1 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(11;19)(q23;p13.1) which fuses the first 7 exons of the MLL gene to most of the coding sequence of the ELL gene.

(MLL/ELL Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A patient with infantile sacrococcygeal teratoma was found to have a balanced chromosomal translocation t(12;15)(q13;q25) which fuses this gene and the SENP1 gene.

(MESDC2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a rearrangement of the q arm of chromosome 11 which fuses the exon 6 of the MLL gene to exon 8 of the CBL gene.

(MLL/CBL Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal translocation t(9;22)(q34;q11) that fuses the extreme 5' portion of the ABL1 to part of the 3' portion of the BCR gene.

(ABL1/BCR Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A fusion gene that results from a chromosomal inversion inv(2)(p23q35) which fuses the first 7 exons of the ATIC gene with exon 20 of the ALK gene.

(ATIC/ALK Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The presence of muscle cells appears to make cancer cells more likely to fuse two or more cancer cells into a single cell, thereby increasing their invasiveness and ability to spread.

(Proximity to muscle cells may promote spread of prostate cancer cells, National Institutes of Health)

The rapid in-fall of matter creates an intense explosion that can fuse atoms together to create "heavy" elements, like sulfur, calcium and silicon.

(Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient in Sand, Glass, NASA)

For most of their lives, stars obtain their energy by fusing hydrogen in their cores, as the sun does now.

(NASA Team Probes Peculiar Age-Defying Star, NASA)