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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Fuze \Fuze\, n. A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. [1913 Webster]

    Chemical fuze, a fuze in which substances separated until required for action are then brought into contact, and uniting chemically, produce explosion.

    Concussion fuze, a fuze ignited by the striking of the projectile.

    Electric fuze, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark produced by an electric current.

    Friction fuze, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved by friction. See fuzee[1].

    Percussion fuze, a fuze in which the ignition is produced by a blow on some fulminating compound.

    Time fuze, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the character of its composition, to burn a certain time before producing an explosion. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.) A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. It serves the same function as a circuit breaker. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]