hot-wireadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɒtˌwʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈhɑtˌwaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., wire n.¹

Etymology: < hot adj. + wire n.¹

Science.

attributive. Designating electrical instruments whose indications or operation are based on the change in the length or resistance of a wire with changing temperature.

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hot-wire1889

1889 Telephone 15 Mar. 136/1 The actual stress in the platinum silver wire in our hot-wire voltmeter was not sufficient.

1903 Philos. Mag. (1904) 6th Ser. 7 372 In order to make use of the gilt silver wire as a hot-wire voltmeter.

1957 E. G. Richardson Technical Aspects Sound II. ix. 361 The turbulence data..were measured inside the jet stream by the use of hot wire equipment.

2002 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 458 164 Using three-element hot-wire probes positioned in an upstream portion of the tube..experimental measurements were collected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hot-wire
释义	hot-wireadj. Brit. /ˈhɒtˌwʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈhɑtˌwaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., wire n.¹ Etymology: < hot adj. + wire n.¹ Science. attributive. Designating electrical instruments whose indications or operation are based on the change in the length or resistance of a wire with changing temperature. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > resistance > [adjective] > instrument hot-wire1889 1889 Telephone 15 Mar. 136/1 The actual stress in the platinum silver wire in our hot-wire voltmeter was not sufficient. 1903 Philos. Mag. (1904) 6th Ser. 7 372 In order to make use of the gilt silver wire as a hot-wire voltmeter. 1957 E. G. Richardson Technical Aspects Sound II. ix. 361 The turbulence data..were measured inside the jet stream by the use of hot wire equipment. 2002 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 458 164 Using three-element hot-wire probes positioned in an upstream portion of the tube..experimental measurements were collected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1889
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