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safety fuse vs breaker

breaker vs safety fuse

safety fuse and breaker both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
safety fuse Yes No No No
breaker Yes No No No
As nouns, breaker is a hyponym of safety fuse; that is, breaker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than safety fuse:
  • safety fuse: an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
  • breaker: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
Other hyponyms of safety fuse include cartridge fuse, circuit breaker, plug fuse.
safety fuse (noun) breaker (noun)
a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter; used to ignite detonators from a distance 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 waves breaking on the shore
a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone
Difference between safety fuse and breaker

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