"fusible" meaning in English

See fusible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfjuːzɪbl̩/ Forms: more fusible [comparative], most fusible [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fusible}} Middle English fusible, {{der|en|fro|fusible}} Old French fusible, {{der|en|ML.|fusibilis}} Medieval Latin fusibilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} fusible (comparative more fusible, superlative most fusible)
  1. Able to be fused or melted. Derived forms: fusibleness, fusibly, infusible Related terms: fusibility Translations (able to be fused): леснотопим (lesnotopim) (Bulgarian), bassofondente (Italian), fondibile (Italian), fusibile (Italian), yn-lheie (Manx), та̀љив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), tàljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), fusible (Spanish), fundible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fusible-en-adj-wsVkEMpb Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55

Noun

IPA: /ˈfjuːzɪbl̩/ Forms: fusibles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fusible, from Old French fusible, from Medieval Latin fusibilis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fusible}} Middle English fusible, {{der|en|fro|fusible}} Old French fusible, {{der|en|ML.|fusibilis}} Medieval Latin fusibilis Head templates: {{en-noun}} fusible (plural fusibles)
  1. Any substance that can be fused or melted.
    Sense id: en-fusible-en-noun-~6bUI0x2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 65

Inflected forms

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