Twist The Wire Cutting Out The Terminal

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
	28%	10		Wire or conductor that makes contact with an electrical terminal
noun • contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
	28%	9		A wire that has been mistakenly connected to the wrong terminal
noun • either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are used for sighting or calibration

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