| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Exploding bridge wire | Chemical Industry | Small electrical conductor that explosively vaporizes when a fast, high-current electrical pulse is passed through it. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Exploding bridge wire | Mining | A wire that explodes upon application of current. It takes the place of the primary explosive in an electric detonator. (references) | |
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