safety fuse
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
Types & categories
- fuze hypernym
Sense 2 noun
an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
Types & categories
- electrical device hypernym
- cartridge fuse hyponym
- circuit breaker hyponym
- plug fuse hyponym
Related & opposite
- fuse derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fuze |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | electrical device |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cartridge fuse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | circuit breaker |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plug fuse |