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1 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) σύρμα2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) σύρμα, καλώδιο3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) τηλέγραφος4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) τηλεγράφημα2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) καλωδιώνω2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) τηλεγραφώ3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) τηλεγραφώ•- wireless- wiring
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2 wire
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3 wire-netting
noun (a material with wide mesh woven of wire, used in fencing etc.) συρματόπλεγμα -
4 barbed wire
wire with sharp points at intervals: I tore my skirt on that barbed wire; (also adjective with hyphen) (a barbed-wire fence.) (αγκαθωτό) συρματόπλεγμα -
5 live wire
1) (a wire charged with electricity.) ηλεκτροφόρο καλώδιο2) (a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm: He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.) αεικίνητος, δυναμικός άνθρωπος -
6 high wire
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7 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) (κατα)μετρώ2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) υπολογίζω2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) μετρητής, δείκτης2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) (σταθερή) διάμετρος3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) πλάτος σιδηροδρομικής γραμμής -
8 aerial
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9 barb
1) (a backward-facing point on an arrowhead, fishing-hook etc.) ακίδα, δόντι2) (a hurtful remark.) αιχμή•- barbed- barbed wire -
10 brush
1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) βούρτσα, πινέλο2) (an act of brushing.) βούρτσισμα3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) φουντωτή ουρά4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) αψιμαχία2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) βουρτσίζω2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) σκουπίζω3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) βουρτσίζω4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) αγγίζω ελαφρά•- brush away
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11 cage
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12 coil
[koil] 1. verb(to wind into loops: The snake coiled (itself) round the tree.) κουλουριάζω/-ομαι2. noun1) (a length of something wound into a loop or loops: a coil of rope; a coil of hair.) σπείρα, κουλούρα2) (a wound length of wire for conducting electricity: the coil in an electric fire.) πηνίο -
13 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) επαφή2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) επαφή3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) (χρήσιμη) γνωριμία4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) σημείο επαφής5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) άτομο που ήρθε σε επαφή6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) επαφή2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) έρχομαι σε επαφή -
14 ductile
((of metals) able to be drawn out into wire etc.) όλκιμος -
15 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) γη2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) γη3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) χώμα4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) γη,στερια5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) φωλιά,τρύπα6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) γείωση2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) γειώνω- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
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16 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) προκαλώ ηλεκτροπληξία2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) εκτελώ στην ηλεκτρική καρέκλα -
17 fence
I 1. [fens] noun(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) φράχτης2. verb(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) περιφράζω- fencingII [fens] verb1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) ξιφομαχώ2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) μασώ τα λόγια μου•- fencing -
18 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) νήμα -
19 flex
[fleks] 1. verb(to bend, especially in order to test: to flex one's muscles.) κάμπτω2. noun((a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity: That lamp has a long flex.) καλώδιο- flexible- flexibility
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20 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) (συν)τήκω, συγχωνεύω2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) καίω,καίγομαι2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) ασφάλεια ηλεκτρικού κυκλώματος- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) φιτίλι
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