Meanings
comparative more fusible · superlative most fusible
- Able to be fused or melted.
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Although a fusible plug is provided in the firebox crown of every locomotive, so that by melting if the inner firebox crown becomes uncovered, and thereby releasing steam at full pressure into the firebox, the fire may be extinguished and the crew given an unmistakable warning of the danger, there is no absolute guarantee that the plug will melt.
1941 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Burst Boilers”, in Railway Magazine, page 143Synonyms: meltable
plural fusibles
- Any substance that can be fused or melted.
Try any fusibles you have on hand, making sure that they aren't too stiff for the project you have in mind.
2010, Susan Stein, The Complete Photo Guide to Textile Art, page 40
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAble to be fused or melted.
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Origin
- Medieval Latinfusibilis
- Old Frenchfusible
- Middle Englishfusible
- Englishfusible
From Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis.
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Bulgarian леснотопим
- леснотопим (lesnotopim)able to be fused
French fusible
- fusibleable to be fused
Italian bassofondente, fondibile
- bassofondenteable to be fused
- fondibileable to be fused
- fusibileable to be fused
Portuguese fundível, fusível
- fundívelable to be fused
- fusívelable to be fused
Spanish fusible, fundible
- fusibleable to be fused
- fundibleable to be fused
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Cite this entry
fusible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fusible
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