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wiring

wiring

16 3.3
Putting electrical wires into a building or device
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪərɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : instalación eléctrica
  • They even replaced the wiring to be on the safe side.
  • electrical wiring
  • global wiring
  • orthogonal wiring

Examples

  • The company had to completely redo the wiring and plumbing as they were not up to code.

  • Soon he was supervising the crew that installed wiring for machinery at factories in the area.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There was quite a bit of wiring involved.

  • So this is all the wiring here now with the new relay.

  • My dad insisted on doing his own wiring.

  • I'd like to know what all this new wiring in the cockpit is for.

  • I attach both cabinets to the wall with screws and insert the LED wiring through the channel in the wall.

  • The company had to completely redo the wiring and plumbing as they were not up to code.

  • You did a good job on the wiring for the new light fixtures in the house.

  • Soon he was supervising the crew that installed wiring for machinery at factories in the area.

Synonyms

electrical work
vswiring
5 3.0

Work that installs, fixes, or looks after wires and devices that bring power into a building

focuses only on installation rather than maintenance or repair
cabling
vswiring
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A system of wires and the work of installing them for electricity or data

is limited to installing internal electrical lines and not data or communication cables

Compounds

wiring diagram
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A drawing that shows how electric wires connect and where they go in a machine or building

How Extensive

cable system
8 3.0
cabling
  • Specialized
3 3.2
wiring
  • Specialized
16 3.3
multipoint
  • Specialized
6.5

Surface Forms

wiring singular
wirings plural

Morphology

wiring = wire (transparent) = wire + ing

Clear nominalization/gerund formed from the verb 'wire' with the productive suffix '-ing', denoting the process or work of installing wires.

Etymology

Wiring is also made from wire + -ing, so it can mean the 'action' or work of putting wires in place. That's why wiring refers to the job or process of installing electrical wires in a house or machine.