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birmingham wire gauge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
birm-ing-ham wire -gauge
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire (and hypodermic needles, catheters, etc.), using a scale from 5Ø or 00000 (corresponding to the largest size of 0.5 inches or 12.7 millimetres) to 36 (the smallest size of 0.004 in or 0.10 mm).

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

American wire gauge

Synonyms

BWG Birmingham gauge

Questions

What does birmingham wire gauge mean?
A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire (and hypodermic needles, catheters, etc.), using a scale from 5Ø or 00000 (corresponding to the largest size of 0.5 inches or 12.7 millimetres) to 36 (the smallest size of 0.004 in or 0.10 mm).

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