fusibleadj.

Brit.

/ˈfjuːzᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˈfjuzəb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s fusable.

Etymology: < French fusible, < modern Latin *fūsibilis , < Latin fūs- , participial stem of fundĕre to pour, melt, fuse v.²

Capable of being fused or melted. fusible metal (see quot. 1853). fusible plug (see quot. 1874).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > fusible

fusiblec1386

fusile1605

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [noun] > other types of metal

solar metal1800

light metal1810

fusible metal1853

heavy metal1864

semi-metal1912

superplastic1930

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > parts of > valves

safety valve1744

clack1829

government valve1837

fusible plug1874

feed check valve1895

c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 303 Also of hir induration, Oiles, ablucions, and metal fusible To tellen al, wolde passen any bible.

1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. i. 104 Salt is fusible.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 203 Sand..becoming fusable with the heate of the fornace.

1685 R. Boyle Ess. Effects of Motion iv. 36 The burning fluid..may be made..to melt..the more fusible metals.

1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Ojb That called Potter's Ore..is so frim and fusible that [etc.].

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 297 These mixtures are more fusible than either of their constituents.

1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 46 The fusible metal consisting of 8 parts of bismuth, 5 of lead, and 3 of tin..melts at the heat of boiling water or 212° Fahr. though the melting point deduced from the mean of its components should be 514°.

1857 E. L. Birkett Bird's Urinary Deposits (ed. 5) 472 The most contorted and irregularly figured calculus is the triple or fusible.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Fusible plug, one placed in the skin of a steam-boiler, so as to be melted and allow the discharge of the contents when a dangerous heat is reached.

1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Dec. 5/4 The explosion..was partly due..to a defective fusible plug.

Derivatives

ˈfusibleness n. the quality of being fusible.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun]

fusibility1624

malleability1644

fusibleness1684

pliability1725

plasticity1727

impermeability1755

unvitrescibility1786

vitrescibility1786

workableness1791

refractoriness1805

pumpability1881

permeability1882

mouldability1890

alkalinity1892

machinability1921

paintability1926

spinnability1939

processability1941

wear-resistance1946

extrudability1981

1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies viii. 130 He had reduced..real Gold, to that degree of Fusibleness and subtlety, that..the finer part of the Metal would sweat through his Glasses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	fusible
释义	fusibleadj. Brit. /ˈfjuːzᵻbl/, U.S. /ˈfjuzəb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s fusable. Etymology: < French fusible, < modern Latin fūsibilis , < Latin fūs-* , participial stem of fundĕre to pour, melt, fuse v.² Capable of being fused or melted. fusible metal (see quot. 1853). fusible plug (see quot. 1874). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > fusible fusiblec1386 fusile1605 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [noun] > other types of metal solar metal1800 light metal1810 fusible metal1853 heavy metal1864 semi-metal1912 superplastic1930 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > boiler > [noun] > parts of > valves safety valve1744 clack1829 government valve1837 fusible plug1874 feed check valve1895 c1386 G. Chaucer Canon's Yeoman's Prol. & Tale 303 Also of hir induration, Oiles, ablucions, and metal fusible To tellen al, wolde passen any bible. 1605 T. Tymme tr. J. Du Chesne Pract. Chymicall & Hermeticall Physicke ii. i. 104 Salt is fusible. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey iii. 203 Sand..becoming fusable with the heate of the fornace. 1685 R. Boyle Ess. Effects of Motion iv. 36 The burning fluid..may be made..to melt..the more fusible metals. 1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Ojb That called Potter's Ore..is so frim and fusible that [etc.]. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 297 These mixtures are more fusible than either of their constituents. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 46 The fusible metal consisting of 8 parts of bismuth, 5 of lead, and 3 of tin..melts at the heat of boiling water or 212° Fahr. though the melting point deduced from the mean of its components should be 514°. 1857 E. L. Birkett Bird's Urinary Deposits (ed. 5) 472 The most contorted and irregularly figured calculus is the triple or fusible. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Fusible plug, one placed in the skin of a steam-boiler, so as to be melted and allow the discharge of the contents when a dangerous heat is reached. 1884 Manch. Examiner 1 Dec. 5/4 The explosion..was partly due..to a defective fusible plug. Derivatives ˈfusibleness n. the quality of being fusible. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > working qualities of materials > [noun] fusibility1624 malleability1644 fusibleness1684 pliability1725 plasticity1727 impermeability1755 unvitrescibility1786 vitrescibility1786 workableness1791 refractoriness1805 pumpability1881 permeability1882 mouldability1890 alkalinity1892 machinability1921 paintability1926 spinnability1939 processability1941 wear-resistance1946 extrudability1981 1684 R. Boyle Exper. Porosity of Bodies viii. 130 He had reduced..real Gold, to that degree of Fusibleness and subtlety, that..the finer part of the Metal would sweat through his Glasses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1386
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