Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of being fused or melted by heating.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being fused, or melted or liquefied by the application of heat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.
- adjective any alloy of different metals capable of being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a temperature below that of boiling water.
- adjective (Steam Boiler) a piece of easily fusible alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt and blow off the steam in case of low water.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
fused ormelted . - noun Any substance that can be fused or melted.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being melted and fused
Etymologies
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Examples
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The metal unites with the majority of the heavy metals to form alloys; some of these, the so-called fusible alloys, find a useful application from the fact that they possess a low melting-point.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Ive made tailored jackets using fusible interfacing throughout to keep the fabric in shape a special kind of fusible interfacing of course, this stuff is very thin and light and made out of slightly fuzzy woven threads. its ment specifically to reinforce wool fabrics and Ive been known to use fuse hems on lined wool garments.
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She used a sewing machine that dates from the 1960s, an efficient electric iron and modern components such as fusible interfacing.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930 2006
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I play around with fusible art glass (baked in a kiln) and have brought bundles to MX this way, inside a suitcase.
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I play around with fusible art glass (baked in a kiln) and have brought bundles to MX this way, inside a suitcase.
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I play around with fusible art glass (baked in a kiln) and have brought bundles to MX this way, inside a suitcase.
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 I adhered thin printed mesh fabric over the top of the base using fusible interfacing.
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I play around with fusible art glass (baked in a kiln) and have brought bundles to MX this way, inside a suitcase.
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Permanent fusible tape can be purchased inexpensively in craft departments to add trims without sewing.
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I play around with fusible art glass (baked in a kiln) and have brought bundles to MX this way, inside a suitcase.
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