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breaker vs electrical fuse

electrical fuse vs breaker

breaker and electrical fuse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
breaker Yes No No No
electrical fuse Yes No No No
As nouns, electrical fuse is a hypernym of breaker; that is, electrical fuse is a word with a broader meaning than breaker:
  • breaker: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
  • electrical fuse: an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
Other hypernyms of breaker include fuse, safety fuse.
breaker (noun) electrical fuse (noun)
a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
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Difference between breaker and electrical fuse

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