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fusee vs safety fuse

safety fuse vs fusee

fusee and safety fuse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fusee Yes No No No
safety fuse Yes No No No
As nouns, safety fuse is a hyponym of fusee; that is, safety fuse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fusee:
  • fusee: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
  • safety fuse: a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
Other hyponyms of fusee include detonating fuse, time-fuse.
fusee (noun) safety fuse (noun)
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance
a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
Difference between fusee and safety fuse

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