bn:00030183n
Noun Concept
Categories: Fuses, 19th-century inventions, Over-current protection devices, Safety equipment, Electrical components
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fuse  electrical fuse  safety fuse  semiconductor fuse
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An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded WordNet 3.0
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electricity
electrical
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An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Wikipedia
A device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current Wikipedia Disambiguation
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it. Wiktionary