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- Dictionarywire/ˈwī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod: "a coil of copper wire"
- 2. an electronic listening device that can be concealed on a person: "an undercover police informer who was wearing a wire"
verb
- 1. install electric circuits or wires in: "wiring a plug"
- 2. provide, fasten, or reinforce with wires: "they wired his jaw"
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a. : metal in the form of a usually very flexible thread or slender rod. b. : a thread or rod of such material. 2. a. : wirework. b. : the meshwork of parallel or woven wire on which the wet web of paper forms.
WIRE definition: 1. a piece of thin metal thread that can be bent, used for fastening things and for making…. Learn more.
a slender flexible strand or rod of metal. 2. a cable consisting of several metal strands twisted together. 3. a flexible metallic conductor, esp one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit. 4. (modifier) of, relating to, or made of wire. a wire fence.
A thin piece of metal that you can bend is a wire. Wire is used for carrying phone signals and electricity, and also to make Slinky toys and abstract sculptures. If you wear braces, you might even have wire in your mouth. Most wire is a tubular strand of metal, like the wire in jewelry or in the fence around your chicken coop.
'wire' A wire is a long, thin piece of metal used for fastening things, or for carrying electricity or electrical signals. In American English, a wire is also a message sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered to your house or office.
Definition of wire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
WIRE meaning: 1 : a thin, flexible thread of metal; 2 : a thread of metal that is covered with plastic, rubber, etc., and used to send or receive electricity or electrical signals
WIRE definition: 1. thin, metal thread, used to fasten things or to make fences, cages, etc 2. a long, thin piece of…. Learn more.
English for Special Purposes. A wire is a flexible metallic conductor, especially one made of copper, usually insulated, and used to carry electric current in a circuit. If you wire an electrical system, circuit, or component, you equip it with wires.
Wire definition: 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.. See examples of WIRE used in a sentence.
