fusible
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Origin of fusible
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word fūsibilis. See fuse 2, -ible
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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 • Nov. 1, 2023
He had never before depicted 90 human figures in fusible glass.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
Adding a layer of non-woven fusible interfacing – such iron-on webbing used to stiffen garments – added an additional 11% to a mask’s filtration ability, though this affected breathability.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2020
A switching device in its electronic insides shot an electric current through a fusible bolt.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the cementation be continued too long, the steel acquires a darkish fracture, it is more fusible, and incapable of welding.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph
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