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wire
(mass) | wire
- drôt |
wire
(encz) | wire,drát n: |
wire
(encz) | wire,struna Zdeněk Brož |
wire
(encz) | wire,struny Zdeněk Brož |
wire
(encz) | wire,štěnice n: odposlouchávací jose |
wire
(encz) | wire,telegraf Zdeněk Brož |
wire
(encz) | wire,telegrafovat v: jose |
wire
(encz) | wire,telegram Zdeněk Brož |
Wire
(gcide) | Wire \Wire\ (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel.
v[imac]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine
gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.]
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1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance
formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved
rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.
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Note: Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square,
triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in
the drawplate, or between the rollers.
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2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph;
as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq.]
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3. Chiefly in pl. The system of wires used to operate the
puppets in a puppet show; hence (Chiefly Political Slang),
the network of hidden influences controlling the action of
a person or organization; as, to pull the wires for
office; -- in this sense, synonymous with strings.
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4. One who picks women's pockets. [Thieves' Slang]
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5. A knitting needle. [Scot.]
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6. A wire stretching across over a race track at the judges'
stand, to mark the line at which the races end. [Racing
Cant]
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Wire bed, Wire mattress, an elastic bed bottom or
mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in
various ways.
Wire bridge, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made
of wire.
Wire cartridge, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed
in a wire cage.
Wire cloth, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, --
used for strainers, and for various other purposes.
Wire edge, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes
formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening
it.
Wire fence, a fence consisting of posts with strained
horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework,
between.
Wire gauge or Wire gage.
(a) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness
of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal
plate with a series of notches of various widths in
its edge.
(b) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as
by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the
thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is
used in describing the size or thickness. There are
many different standards for wire gauges, as in
different countries, or for different kinds of metal,
the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge
being often used and designated by the abbreviations
B. W. G. and A. W. G. respectively.
Wire gauze, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling
gauze.
Wire grass (Bot.), either of the two common grasses
Eleusine Indica, valuable for hay and pasture, and {Poa
compressa}, or blue grass. See Blue grass.
Wire grub (Zool.), a wireworm.
Wire iron, wire rods of iron.
Wire lathing, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the
place of wooden lathing for holding plastering.
Wire mattress. See Wire bed, above.
Wire micrometer, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine
wires, across the field of the instrument.
Wire nail, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed
and pointed.
Wire netting, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary
wire gauze.
Wire rod, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing.
Wire rope, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of
wires.
down to the wire, up to the last moment, as in a race or
competition; as, the two front runners were neck-and-neck
down to the wire. From wire[6].
under the wire, just in time; shortly before the deadline;
as, to file an application just under the wire.
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Wire
(gcide) | Wire \Wire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wired; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wiring.]
1. To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to;
as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.
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2. To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.
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3. To snare by means of a wire or wires.
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4. To send (a message) by telegraph. [Colloq.]
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5. (Croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket
prevents a successful shot.
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6. to equip with a system of wiring, especially for supply of
electrical power or communication; as, to wire an office
for networking the computers; to wire a building with
220-Volt current.
[PJC]
7. to equip with an electronic system for eavesdropping; to
bug; as, to wire the office of a mob boss; to wire an
informant so as to record his conversations.
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Wire
(gcide) | Wire \Wire\, v. i.
1. To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a
tenuous stream. [R.] --P. Fletcher.
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2. To send a telegraphic message. [Colloq.]
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wire
(wn) | wire
n 1: ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make
cages or fences etc
2: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
[syn: wire, conducting wire]
3: the finishing line on a racetrack
4: a message transmitted by telegraph [syn: telegram, wire]
v 1: provide with electrical circuits; "wire the addition to the
house"
2: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable, telegraph,
wire]
3: fasten with wire; "The columns were wired to the beams for
support" [ant: unwire]
4: string on a wire; "wire beads"
5: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
[syn: electrify, wire] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
wire
(mass) | wire
- drôt |
barbed wire
(encz) | barbed wire,ostnatý drát n: [voj.] mamm |
chicken wire
(encz) | chicken wire, |
conducting wire
(encz) | conducting wire, n: |
cross wire
(encz) | cross wire, n: |
down to the wire
(encz) | down to the wire, |
fly-by-wire
(encz) | fly-by-wire,elektronická letecká kontrola n: Zdeněk Brož |
get your wires crossed
(encz) | get your wires crossed, |
go haywire
(encz) | go haywire,zbláznit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
hard-wired
(encz) | hard-wired,pevně zapojený Zdeněk Brož |
hardwired
(encz) | hardwired,pevně zapojený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
haywire
(encz) | haywire,nefungující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
high wire
(encz) | high wire, |
hot-wire
(encz) | hot-wire, |
live wire
(encz) | live wire,člověk plný energie Zdeněk Brož |
malheur wire lettuce
(encz) | malheur wire lettuce, n: |
metal ring wire comb
(encz) | metal ring wire comb,kovový hřbet kroužkové vazby n: Ivan Masár |
piano wire
(encz) | piano wire, n: |
plastic ring wire comb
(encz) | plastic ring wire comb,plastový hřbet kroužkové vazby n: Ivan Masár |
pull wires
(encz) | pull wires, v: |
rewire
(encz) | rewire,opětovně zapojit Zdeněk Brož |
rewired
(encz) | rewired,znovu zapojený Zdeněk Brož |
something is haywire
(encz) | something is haywire, |
stranded wire
(encz) | stranded wire,lanko n: vodič spletený z více drátků xHire |
telegraph wire
(encz) | telegraph wire, n: |
telephone wire
(encz) | telephone wire, n: |
trip wire
(encz) | trip wire, n: |
tripwire
(encz) | tripwire,drát spouštějící past Zdeněk Brož |
under the wire
(encz) | under the wire, |
unwire
(encz) | unwire, v: |
wire
(encz) | wire,drát n: wire,struna Zdeněk Brožwire,struny Zdeněk Brožwire,štěnice n: odposlouchávací josewire,telegraf Zdeněk Brožwire,telegrafovat v: josewire,telegram Zdeněk Brož |
wire cloth
(encz) | wire cloth, n: |
wire cutter
(encz) | wire cutter, n: |
wire cutters
(encz) | wire cutters,nůžky na drát n: PetrV |
wire gage
(encz) | wire gage, n: |
wire gauge
(encz) | wire gauge, n: |
wire glass
(encz) | wire glass, n: |
wire grass
(encz) | wire grass, n: |
wire matrix printer
(encz) | wire matrix printer, n: |
wire printer
(encz) | wire printer, n: |
wire recorder
(encz) | wire recorder, n: |
wire service
(encz) | wire service,novinová agentura n: Martin M.wire service,tisková agentura n: Martin M. |
wire transfer
(encz) | wire transfer,bankovní převod n: [fin.] Pino |
wire wool
(encz) | wire wool, n: |
wire-guided
(encz) | wire-guided,vedený drátem adj: Martin M. |
wire-haired
(encz) | wire-haired,ostrosrstý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wire-haired fox terrier
(encz) | wire-haired fox terrier, n: |
wire-haired pointing griffon
(encz) | wire-haired pointing griffon, n: |
wire-haired terrier
(encz) | wire-haired terrier, n: |
wire-puller
(encz) | wire-puller, n: |
wired
(encz) | wired,drátovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožwired,propojený adj: Zdeněk Brožwired,přidrátovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožwired,rozčilený adj: Zdeněk Brožwired,vzrušený adj: Zdeněk Brožwired,zadrátovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
wired for sound
(encz) | wired for sound, |
wirehair
(encz) | wirehair, |
wirehaired terrier
(encz) | wirehaired terrier, n: |
wireless
(encz) | wireless,bezdrátový adj: joe@hw.czwireless,rádio Zdeněk Brožwireless,rozhlas Zdeněk Brož |
wireless fidelity
(encz) | wireless fidelity, n: |
wireless local area network
(encz) | wireless local area network, n: |
wireless telegraph
(encz) | wireless telegraph, n: |
wireless telegraphy
(encz) | wireless telegraphy, n: |
wireless telephone
(encz) | wireless telephone, n: |
wireman
(encz) | wireman, n: |
wirer
(encz) | wirer,odesílatel telegrafu n: Zdeněk Brožwirer,osoba instalující kabeláž n: Zdeněk Brož |
wires
(encz) | wires,dráty n: pl. Zdeněk Brožwires,kabely n: pl. Zdeněk Brožwires,vodiče n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
wiretap
(encz) | wiretap,napíchnout brkerez |
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