🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

交叉线

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiāochāxiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Crosswire/ˈkrɔːsˌwaɪər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"电工需要检查交叉线以避免短路。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A wiring configuration in which wires intersect or cross each other.

    "The electrician had to carefully check the crosswire to ensure there were no shorts."
  2. 2

    A situation where two or more elements are misaligned or interfere with each other.

    "The project faced a crosswire of ideas that led to confusion among the team members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'crosswire' is derived from the combination of 'cross', meaning to intersect or to go across, and 'wire', which refers to a thin, flexible strand of metal. The term has evolved in the context of technology and electronics, particularly in reference to wiring configurations that create intersections or connections.

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