two-wire

UK: /ˈtuː ˌwaɪə/

Definition

Definition of two-wire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

pair of electrical conductors used together as one connection

TECH.

Connect the alarm directly to the two-wire from the control panel.

card trick

con game

shell game

Adjective

technology

TECH.

using exactly two conductors to carry electric power or signals

TECH.

The new sensor connects through a simple two-wire interface.

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Origin of two-wire

Old English, twā (two) + Old English, wīr (metal wire)

Terms with two-wire included in their meaning

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Z-bend

wire shape

wire or rod bent in two sharp angles like a Z

Examples of two-wire in a sentence

The technician replaced the damaged two-wire with a shielded cable.
The thermostat uses a two-wire connection to the heating system.
We upgraded the doorbell to a smart, two-wire model.

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French:ligne deux fils, bifilaire, ...
German:Zweidrahtleitung, Zweileiter, ...
Italian:doppino, bifilare, ...
Spanish:cable de dos hilos, de dos hilos, ...
Portuguese:par de fios, bifilar, ...
Chinese:两线制, 两线制的, ...
Japanese:2線, 2線式の, ...
Arabic:كَابْل ذُو سِلْكَيْن, ثُنَائِي السِّلْكِ, ...
Hebrew:זוּג מוֹלִיכִים, דוּחוטִי, ...
Russian:двухпроводка, двухпроводный, ...
Ukrainian:двопровідна лінія, двопровідний, ...
Hindi:दो-तार युग्म, द्वि-तारीय, ...
Bengali:দ্বি-তার, দুই-তারবিশিষ্ট, ...
Catalan:cable de dos fils, de dos fils, ...
Czech:dvoulinka, dvouvodičový, ...
Danish:tovleder, tolederet, ...
Dutch:tweedraadsverbinding, tweedraads, ...
Greek:δίδυμο καλώδιο, δύο αγωγών, ...
Hungarian:kétvezetékes vonal, kétvezetékes, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែភ្លើងពីរសរសៃ, ខ្សែពីរ, ...
Korean:2선식 회선, 2가닥선식, ...
Persian:سیم دو رشته, دو سیمه, ...
Polish:połączenie dwuprzewodowe, dwuprzewodowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):par de fios, de dois fios, ...
Romanian:linie cu două fire, cu două fire, ...
Swedish:tvåtråd, tvåtrådig, ...
Thai:สายสองเส้น, แบบสองสาย, ...
Turkish:iki telli hat, iki telli, ...
Vietnamese:dây hai lõi, hai dây, ...

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