American wire gauge

English

Noun

American wire gauge (uncountable)

  1. (US) A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire, especially of non-ferrous, electrically conducting wire. Increasing gauge numbers denote decreasing wire diameters.
    Coordinate term: Birmingham wire gauge
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