"wire nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire nuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wire nut (plural wire nuts)
  1. A hollow cone-shaped device with a conductive interior and an insulating exterior (usually plastic) applied over two (or more) wires (5mm or less) twisted together to make an electrical connection. Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms (device to make electrical connection): marrette, Marrette [Canada], wire connector, cone connector, thimble connector Related terms: rat-tail splice, twist splice, pig-tail splice
    Sense id: en-wire_nut-en-noun-0XjBk~Sz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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