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Clee62 Posted 15 years ago
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Metal or metallic wire
Hi,
I am not sure if there is any difference between metal wire and metallic wire? Are they used interchangeably?
When we say metal/metallic wires do we assume they are electrical wires?
What if i am talking about a wire made of metal that i can used to hang a basket of plants?
thanks,
I am not sure if there is any difference between metal wire and metallic wire? Are they used interchangeably?
When we say metal/metallic wires do we assume they are electrical wires?
What if i am talking about a wire made of metal that i can used to hang a basket of plants?
thanks,
Top answer
They are both correct. By metal wire, one means a wire made up entirely of metal. By metallic wire, one means a wire made up entirely or partly of metal.
- They are both correct.
- By metal wire, one means a wire made up entirely of metal.
- By metallic wire, one means a wire made up entirely or partly of metal.
- They are almost interchangeable!
- I wouldn't notice the difference though, they drove me to the same conclusion.
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They are both correct.
By metal wire, one means a wire made up entirely of metal.
By metallic wire, one means a wire made up entirely or partly of metal.
They are almost interchangeable! I wouldn't notice the difference though, they drove me to the same conclusion. It is a wire whose material is solid, mineral and comes from a melting process.
By metal wire, one means a wire made up entirely of metal.
By metallic wire, one means a wire made up entirely or partly of metal.
They are almost interchangeable! I wouldn't notice the difference though, they drove me to the same conclusion. It is a wire whose material is solid, mineral and comes from a melting process.
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clee62 I am not sure if there is any difference between metal wire and metallic wire? Are they used interchangeably?In general "metal" and "metallic" are not used interchangeably.
It's kind of redundant to talk about "metallic wire" since wire, pretty much by definition, is metal. In fact I can't think of a case where something called wire would not
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