fusee
- n a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
- n a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
- n a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
- n any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fusee drive
- n a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
fusel oil
- n a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
fuselage
- n the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
fusible metal
- n an alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses
fusilier
- n (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
fusillade
- n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise - v attack with fusillade
fusion
- n an occurrence that involves the production of a union
- n the state of being combined into one body
- n the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words
- n a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
- n the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
- n correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization
- n the act of fusing (or melting) together