wiring
38
3.4
- noun
- /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
cableado
- What are the space and wiring needs, or furniture implications for the school library?
- copper wiring
- circuit wiring
- critical wiring
So we have to get the tools to change our wiring.
- So we have to get the tools to change our wiring.
Examples
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They found out I owned the building and were asking all sorts of questions about the wiring.
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Your camera may be state-of-the-art but you can't say the same about this wiring.
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Uh, there was a critical fault in the wiring in one of the other rooms.
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Did you put new wiring in there?
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The wiring in my unit is shot.
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"The building was nearly one hundred years old, and the wiring was almost as old.
Fiction book (1999) -
What we're talking about today is the wiring that connects our CPU to the outside world.
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THE WIRING IN THIS WHOLE PLACE DATES FROM BEFORE THE WAR.
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After gluing the body to the frame, Asha installs the wiring harness and bolts on mechanical subsystems.
Academic text (1999) -
The electrician explained that the wiring in the old building was outdated and needed to be completely replaced.
Synonyms
45
5.4
A system of electrical parts and connections inside electronic devices
17
2.8
A group of parts that supply and carry electricity in a building, car, or area
7
3.9
Wires and other parts that bring power to devices in a building or vehicle
3
3.2
A system of wires and the work of installing them for electricity or data
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A drawing that shows how electric wires connect and where they go in a machine or building
How Extensive
- Specialized
- Specialized
38
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wiring comes from wire, a word for a thin metal 'thread' used to join things, with -ing to show a set or system. So wiring means the system of wires that connect parts and carry electricity in a building.