flattened wire
1Wire — For other uses, see Wire (disambiguation). Wires overhead A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly… …
2wire rope — noun : a rope formed wholly or chiefly of wires compare cable, flat rope, flattened strand rope, hand rope 2, steel clad rope, transmission rope * * * a rope made of or containing strands of wire twisted together. [1835 45] * * * wire rope noun A …
3flattened-strand rope — noun : a wire rope having the wires in each strand arranged so as to form flat surfaces on the strands …
4reed wire — reed wire, a flattened wire used in musical instruments, as in the fastening of the mouthpieces of reeds …
5Baling wire — Baling wire, otherwise known as farm wire or soft wire, is primarily used in an agricultural setting for everything from mending fences to manually binding square bales of hay, straw, or cut grass.Baling wire is commonly used in many non… …
6under the wire — adverb a) Across the finish line. Lying forward flattened along Sunfishs hard muscled shoulders, Bud was gaining and gaining one length, then two lengths as he shot under the wire, slowed and rode back to find a silent crowd watching him. b) At… …
7Gold and Silver thread — Gold and Silver thread: Under this heading some general account may be given of gold and silver strips and threads used in connection with varieties of weaving, embroidery and twisting and plaiting or lace work. To this day, in many oriental… …
8Voice coil — A voice coil (consisting of a bobbin, collar and winding) is the coil of wire attached to the apex of the cone of a loudspeaker. It provides the motive force to the cone by the reaction of a magnetic field to the current passing through it. The… …
9Alpheus Babcock — (1785 1842) was a piano and music instrument maker in Boston, Massachusetts and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the early 1800s. Babcock is best known for patenting a complete iron frame in a single casting used to resist the strain of the… …
10ribbon arch appliance — an orthodontic appliance consisting of a flattened wire inserted into a special bracket against the labial and buccal surfaces of the teeth; usually done to move the teeth laterally. Called also ribbon arch …
