WIRING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wiring mean? 

• WIRING (noun)
  The noun WIRING has 2 senses:

1. a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity

2. the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device

  Familiarity information: WIRING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIRING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wiring" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wiring"):

light circuit; lighting circuit (wiring that provides power to electric lights)

Derivation:

wire (provide with electrical circuits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("wiring" is a kind of...):

manual labor; manual labour (labor done with the hands)

Derivation:

wire (equip for use with electricity)

 Context examples 

Everyday sources of EMFs include: • Power lines • Electrical wiring • Microwave ovens • Computers • Cell phones

(Electromagnetic Fields, NIH: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Cdk5 is a gene that is important for the normal wiring of the brain during early development and may be involved in some neurodegenerative disorders, including ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

(NIH scientists search for the clocks behind aging brain disorders, National Institutes of Health)

I spent three days in wiring to Dundee, and at the end of that time I had ascertained the names of the crew of the Sea Unicorn in 1883.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was previously thought that only vertebrates possessed numerous and diverse protocadherins; they are crucial in setting up the wiring of the mammalian nervous system.

(First-ever octopus genome sequenced, NSF)

The full moon of February 8-9 will be in Leo at 20 degrees, and you will finish wiring or writing checks to cover bills at this time.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The astrocytes' job is to prune unnecessary synapses (connections) in the brain to refresh and reshape its wiring.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Issue associated with a failure of the internal network paths or electrical circuitry (i.e. electrical components, circuit boards, wiring).

(Circuit Failure Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

This study shows that chronic high blood sugar levels may slow growth in the brain’s gray matter, which affects cells and signals, as well as in the brain’s white matter, which affects the brain’s wiring.

(Chronic high blood sugar may be detrimental to the developing brain of young children, NIH)

Myelin is a protein-rich sheath that coats the axis of a nerve cell, analogous to the plastic coating that surrounds electrical wiring, and is essential to fast nerve conduction in the brain and body.

(Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region, University of Cambridge)

Check your home’s wiring to be sure that no sockets are overloaded, for Uranus rules alternating electrical current.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)