Fuse vs Meld - What's the difference?
fuse | meld |
(also'' fuze ''in US ) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device.
(industry, mining, military) The mechanism that ignites the charge in an explosive device.
A device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit.
Indicating a tendency to lose one's temper.
To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
To melt together.
To furnish with or install a fuse.
(US) to combine two similar objects into one
In card games, especially of the rummy family, to announce or display a combination of cards.
Meld is a synonym of fuse.
As nouns the difference between fuse and meld
is that fuse is (also fuze in US) A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device while meld is a combination of cards which is melded.As verbs the difference between fuse and meld
is that fuse is to melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably while meld is to combine two similar objects into one.fuse
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fuso and (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- When talking about being laid off, he has a short fuse.
Etymology 2
From fusion, "to melt" (back-formation).Verb
(fus)meld
English
Etymology 1
Possibly a portmanteau of “melt” and “weld”; alternatively, from English “melled” (“blended”), from (etyl) meller (“to mix”).Verb
(en verb)- One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass.
- Much as America's motto celebrates melding many into one, South Africa's says that it doesn't matter what you look like — we can all be proud of our young country. - The New York Times, 26/02/2007 [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/27/world/africa/27safrica.html?_r=1&oref=login]