"Romex" meaning in English

See Romex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Romex
  1. (US) Brand name of a kind of NM electrical cable common in house wiring. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Romex-en-name-EXYJC-8j Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 99 1 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Romex (uncountable)
  1. A system of bidding in bridge. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Romex-en-noun-AZ7qxNSC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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