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Definition of wiring noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wiring

noun
 
/ˈwaɪərɪŋ/
 
/ˈwaɪərɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the system of wires that is used for carrying electricity around a building or machine
    • We'd better get an electrician to check the wiring before we start decorating.
    • a wiring diagram
    Extra Examples
    • The existing wiring will have to be replaced.
    • The wiring was concealed behind a false panel.
    • They took out the old wiring.
    • a structured wiring network
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • electric
    • electrical
    • exposed
    verb + wiring
    • install
    • replace
    • check
    wiring + noun
    • diagram
    • system
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  2. (informal) the connections of the brain or nervous system, especially when seen as causing behaviour that a person or animal has no control over
    • the brain's internal wiring
    • Our social experiences shape the wiring of our social brains.
    • Our internal wiring has not changed much since the time of our hairy ancestors.
See wiring in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wiring in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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