wiring

[ wahyuhr-ing ]

noun

1. an act of a person who wires.
2. Electricity. the aggregate of wires in a lighting system, switchboard, radio, etc.

wiring

/ ˈwaɪərɪŋ /

noun

1. the network of wires used in an electrical system, device, or circuit
2. the quality or condition of such a network

adjective

1. used in wiring

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiring¹

First recorded in 1800–10; wire + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Mr McEvoy shows me around the factory floor at the firm’s Portadown site, where workers are busy riveting aluminium seat parts together, and checking the complex wiring for the entertainment systems in these expensive structures – each seat costs “tens of thousands” to make, says Mr McEvoy.

From BBC

The ceiling leaked whenever it rained and there had been an electrical fire due to faulty wiring, they stated.

From Los Angeles Times

This month, the city filed 11 misdemeanor charges against 5700 Hoover Partners LLC, accusing the owners of many of the things McKinley raised alarms about, including multiple counts of having electrical and wiring systems that did not comply with the fire code.

From Los Angeles Times

The images the scientists have produced, which have been published in the journal Nature, show a tangle of wiring that is as beautiful as it is complex.

From BBC

Dr Mala Murthy, another of the project’s co-leaders, from Princeton University, said the new wiring diagram, known scientifically as a connectome, would be “transformative for neuroscientists”.

From BBC

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