detonating fuse vs fuse

detonating fuse and fuse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detonating fuse	Yes	No	No	No
fuse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fuse is a hypernym of detonating fuse; that is, fuse is a word with a broader meaning than detonating fuse:

Other hypernyms of detonating fuse include fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming.

detonating fuse (noun)	fuse (noun)
a fuse containing an explosive	any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
	an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded

detonating fuse (verb)	fuse (verb)
	mix together different elements
	make liquid or plastic by heating
	become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
	equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse