fuse in Japanese

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

(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.

(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.

(manufacturing, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device; a detonator.