fusible
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- fusibility noun
- fusibleness noun
- fusibly adverb
- nonfusible adjective
- unfusible adjective
- unfusibleness noun
Etymology
Origin of fusible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word fūsibilis. See fuse 2, -ible
Example Sentences
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Over the last five decades, Quagliata has created these stained-glass artworks for sacred spaces, private homes and public exhibitions, using a fusible glass technique he considers his most precious legacy.
From Seattle Times
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.
From Los Angeles Times
For instance, it actually distils or volatilizes iron, a metal which by ordinary means is fusible only at a very high temperature.
From Project Gutenberg
All the fusible plugs were in cartridges to prevent sparks from falling if the plugs burned out.
From Project Gutenberg
In general, when different bodies were mounted in the bulb, the hardest fusible would be relieved, and would remain at a considerably lower temperature.
From Project Gutenberg
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