mèche — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
- lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
- wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.
Senses
mèche is used for these senses in English:
- fuse A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.
- strand An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- wick (countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
fuse — full definition
- noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
- verb To melt or blend together, especially under heat.
lock — full definition
- noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.
- verb To fasten something with a lock, or to become fixed in place.
- noun A section of a canal enclosed by gates, used to raise or lower boats between different water levels.
- noun A strand or tuft of hair.