fusible

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   capable of being melted or fused by heat

   The alloy is fusible at a lower temperature than pure copper.

2. 2
   noun

   a material or component designed to melt at a specified temperature

   The safety device contains a fusible that releases pressure when it melts.

From Middle English and Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis, 'capable of being melted,' based on Latin fundere, 'to pour or melt.'

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