Meaning Of The Word Wire

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wire
countable noun: A wire is a cable which carries power or signals from one place to another.
variable noun: A wire is a long thin piece of metal that is used to fasten things or to carry electric current.
verb: If you wire something such as a building or piece of equipment, you put wires inside it so that electricity or signals can pass into or through it.

wire in American English
metal that has been drawn into a very long, thin thread or rod, usually circular in cross section
noun: a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application

wire in British English
noun: a slender flexible strand or rod of metal

wire in Electrical Engineering 1
noun: A wire is a flexible metallic conductor, especially one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit.

wire in Electrical Engineering 2
verb: If you wire an electrical system, circuit, or component, you equip it with wires.

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