English words for 'Multiple electrodes joined together in a network'
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noun
- the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
- a person who collects things
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
- a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
- (electronics) The amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor.
- A mafioso whose task is to collect protection money from small businesses
- A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.
- A person who is employed to collect payments.
- A major sewer which collects sewerage from a number of smaller branch sewers
- (historical) One holding a Bachelor of Arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.
- A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.
noun
- a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
- the gap between two high-potential terminals
- A gap, between two electrical terminals, across which sparks are generated.
- Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug.
noun
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
- (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
- (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
- (electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
- the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
noun
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
- (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
- (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- (chemistry) (by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
- a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
noun
noun
- An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
- (dentistry) A dentistry tool with two hooks.
- An electronic or computer system that adjusts the size of a signal or graphic to fit on a screen etc.
- One who scales.
- A tool or device for scaling fish.
- an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
verb
- To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
- To hunt and catch octopuses.
- (by extension) To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
- To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
- To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
- To behave like an octopus.
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
- (American football, informal) An instance of a player scoring a touchdown immediately followed by a successful two-point conversion, resulting in a total score of eight points.
- (countable, loosely) Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
- (countable) An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.
- (countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
- (countable, diving) A safety device allowing divers to share an air supply in an emergency.
- tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
noun
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
noun
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- An electrode used in amplifying thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) such as the triode, tetrode and pentode, used to control the flow of electrons from the cathode to the anode. It usually consists of a cylindrical screen or helix of fine wire surrounding the cathode, and is surrounded in turn by the anode.
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
noun
- (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
- (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
- A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
- (African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
- A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
- (mining) Alternative form of gangue.
- A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
- A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
- (US) A chain gang.
- A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A term of address for any other person or group of people.
- A set; all required for an outfit.
- A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
- an association of criminals
- tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
- an informal body of friends
- an organized group of workmen
verb
noun
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
verb
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
noun
- A high-voltage electrical device, often used as a visual effect in old movies, which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating.
- A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.
- (mathematics) A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies.
- (UK) A serving of short ribs.
- (nautical) A rope ladder from the ratline to the upper mast.
- A pocketknife consisting of two handle segments joined by a pivot, with a blade connected by a second pivot to the end of one handle segment.
- A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
- (biblical) A ladder leading to heaven.
- (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
- pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
noun
- (television) An electrode that directs electrons into a multiplier.
- (slang) A spur (for riding a horse).
- One who, or that which, persuades, literally or figuratively.
- (mechanics, construction, informal, euphemistic) A hammer; any tool used improvisationally to strike a recalcitrant object.
- (printing, historical, colloquial) A tool used to pack the type into the form.
- someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
noun
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- (UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
noun
- the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
- a person who collects things
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
- a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
- (electronics) The amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor.
- A mafioso whose task is to collect protection money from small businesses
- A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.
- A person who is employed to collect payments.
- A major sewer which collects sewerage from a number of smaller branch sewers
- (historical) One holding a Bachelor of Arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.
- A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.
noun
- a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
- the gap between two high-potential terminals
- A gap, between two electrical terminals, across which sparks are generated.
- Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug.
noun
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the n-type material of a p-n junction.
- (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
- (by extension) The electrode at which chemical reduction of cations takes place, usually resulting in the deposition of metal onto the electrode.
- (electronics) The electrode from which electrons are emitted into a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
- the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
noun
- (electronics) That electrode of a semiconductor device which is connected to the p-type material of a p-n junction.
- (electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows inwards (and thus, electrons flow outwards). It can have either a positive or a negative voltage with respect to cathode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).
- (electronics) The electrode which collects electrons emitted by the cathode in a vacuum tube or gas-filled tube.
- (chemistry) (by extension) The electrode at which chemical oxidation of anions takes place, usually resulting in the erosion of metal from the electrode.
- a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
- the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
noun
noun
- An electronic circuit that aggregates many signals into one.
- (dentistry) A dentistry tool with two hooks.
- An electronic or computer system that adjusts the size of a signal or graphic to fit on a screen etc.
- One who scales.
- A tool or device for scaling fish.
- an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
noun
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
noun
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- An electrode used in amplifying thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) such as the triode, tetrode and pentode, used to control the flow of electrons from the cathode to the anode. It usually consists of a cylindrical screen or helix of fine wire surrounding the cathode, and is surrounded in turn by the anode.
- an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
noun
- (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
- (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
- A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
- (African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
- A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
- (mining) Alternative form of gangue.
- A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
- A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
- (US) A chain gang.
- A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A term of address for any other person or group of people.
- A set; all required for an outfit.
- A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
- an association of criminals
- tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
- an informal body of friends
- an organized group of workmen
verb
noun
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
verb
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
noun
- A high-voltage electrical device, often used as a visual effect in old movies, which has a pair of vertical electrodes that form an arc between them starting at the bottom, rising to the top, then repeating.
- A toy consisting of blocks of wood, held together by strings or ribbons, that appear to cascade downward as they flip over.
- (mathematics) A noncompact surface resembling a ladder made of handlebodies.
- (UK) A serving of short ribs.
- (nautical) A rope ladder from the ratline to the upper mast.
- A pocketknife consisting of two handle segments joined by a pivot, with a blade connected by a second pivot to the end of one handle segment.
- A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
- (biblical) A ladder leading to heaven.
- (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
- pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
noun
- (television) An electrode that directs electrons into a multiplier.
- (slang) A spur (for riding a horse).
- One who, or that which, persuades, literally or figuratively.
- (mechanics, construction, informal, euphemistic) A hammer; any tool used improvisationally to strike a recalcitrant object.
- (printing, historical, colloquial) A tool used to pack the type into the form.
- someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on
noun
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- (UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
verb
- To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
- To hunt and catch octopuses.
- (by extension) To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
- To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
- To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
- To behave like an octopus.
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
- (American football, informal) An instance of a player scoring a touchdown immediately followed by a successful two-point conversion, resulting in a total score of eight points.
- (countable, loosely) Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
- (countable) An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.
- (countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
- (countable, diving) A safety device allowing divers to share an air supply in an emergency.
- tentacles of octopus prepared as food
- bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack