stranded wire
nounUK /ˈstrændɪd ˈwaɪə/
US /ˈstrændɪd ˈwaɪər/
Stranded wire is a kind of wire made of many thin metal threads twisted together.
The electrician used stranded wire because it bends easily around corners.
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2. Wire made of several small strands rather than one solid core, used where flexibility is needed.
Lamp cords are usually made of stranded wire so they can move without breaking.
3. A rope-like bundle of thin metal filaments twisted into a single conductor.
The stranded wire carried the signal from the antenna to the radio.
4. In jewelry, a cord made of many fine metallic threads woven together.
She threaded the beads onto a piece of stranded wire for a necklace.