WIRING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

-ing form of the verb wire