fuse in Irish
fuse in Irish
aidhnín
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
fiús
A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
fiús
(electrical engineering) A device to prevent excessive overcurrent from overload or short circuit in an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed through it.