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detonating fuse vs fuze

fuze vs detonating fuse

detonating fuse and fuze both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detonating fuse Yes No No No
fuze Yes No No No
As nouns, fuze is a hypernym of detonating fuse; that is, fuze is a word with a broader meaning than detonating fuse:
  • detonating fuse: a fuse containing an explosive
  • fuze: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
Other hypernyms of detonating fuse include fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming.
detonating fuse (noun) fuze (noun)
a fuse containing an explosive any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
Difference between detonating fuse and fuze

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