wiring

noun

wir·​ing ˈwī(-ə)r-iŋ How to pronounce wiring (audio)
plural wirings
1
: the act of providing or using wire
2
: a system of wires
especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric service distribution
plumbing and wiring
(figurative) the brain's wiring
A licensed electrician must be contacted to make repairs if there's damage or if water has entered the walls around electric wirings. Luis Zambrano

Examples of wiring in a Sentence

All the wiring in the house needs to be replaced. He fixed the radio's wiring.
Recent Examples on the Web Los Angeles police also recommends hard wiring burglary alarm systems. Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024 The fix includes replacing wiring in a panel above the pilots’ heads. Gregory Wallace, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 Technicians from the airline also checked the aircraft wiring for rodent damage. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024 The droid’s eyes still light up, and the original wiring is intact—though a new battery pack and switch have been added, according to the auction booklet. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 The wiring had been messed up and my lights had stopped working. Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024 The squatters also had cut the wiring to the security cameras on the property and set up their own home Wi-Fi. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 New machine learning software predicts anomalies in wiring and failures of transformers, saving time and money. Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 There’s also $200,000 worth of audio/visual equipment and wiring on the property. Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wiring was in 1552

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“Wiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiring. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

wiring

noun
1
: the act of providing or using wire
2
: a system of wires
especially : an arrangement of wires used for electric distribution
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