fusible

[fyoo-zuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being fused fuse or melted.

fusible

/ ˈfjuːzəbəl /

adjective

1. capable of being fused or melted

Other Word Forms

• fusibly adverb
• fusibility noun
• fusibleness noun
• nonfusible adjective
• unfusible adjective
• unfusibleness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fusible¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word fūsibilis. See fuse ², -ible

Example Sentences

He had never before depicted 90 human figures in fusible glass.

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Set in the L.A. of the 1920s, around the time the Hollywood Bowl opened and a decade before Prokofiev wrote his ballet, it came far closer to the fusible character of Prokofiev's score.

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For instance, it actually distils or volatilizes iron, a metal which by ordinary means is fusible only at a very high temperature.

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All the fusible plugs were in cartridges to prevent sparks from falling if the plugs burned out.

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In general, when different bodies were mounted in the bulb, the hardest fusible would be relieved, and would remain at a considerably lower temperature.

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Related Words

• golden 
• silvery