English Dictionary

knob-and-tube

形容詞

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Of or pertaining to a type of electrical wiring consisting of insulated conductive copper wire affixed by porcelain hardware and protected in vulnerable areas by insulated cloth sleeving. Widely used in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

日本語の意味

北米で19世紀後半から20世紀初頭に広く用いられた電気配線方法。磁器製の突起（ノブ）と管により、絶縁された銅線を配線し、必要箇所は絶縁布で保護する工法を指す。

The inspector warned that the old house's knob-and-tube wiring posed a serious fire risk and should be replaced.

検査官は、その古い家に使われている、陶製のノブで固定され、布製のスリーブで保護された絶縁銅線を用いる初期の配線が深刻な火災の危険をもたらすとして、交換すべきだと警告した。

意味（1）

Of or pertaining to a type of electrical wiring consisting of insulated conductive copper wire affixed by porcelain hardware and protected in vulnerable areas by insulated cloth sleeving. Widely used in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

If living in a house with antiquated knob-and-tube wiring—individual wires, not cables, passing through porcelain insulators—live wiring can be detected with a magnetic compass whose needle deflects