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multiwire
multiwire adj. 
/ˈməlˌtaɪˌwaɪ(ə)r/, /ˈməltəˌwaɪ(ə)r/ Science consisting of, containing, or involving a number of wires, esp. as detectors or transmitters.
Brit. /ˈmʌltᵻwʌɪə/
, /ˈmʌltᵻwʌɪə/U.S. /ˈməltiˌwaɪ(ə)r/
, /ˈməltiˌwaɪ(ə)r//ˈməlˌtaɪˌwaɪ(ə)r//ˈməltəˌwaɪ(ə)r/ΚΠ
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 564/1 Multiwire antenna, an antenna consisting of a number of horizontal wires in parallel.
1968 Nucl. Instruments & Methods 65 217/1 The number of amplifiers required for the readout of a proportional multiwire chamber.
1981 J. B. Adams in J. H. Mulvey Nature of Matter vii. 158 One multiwire plane only measures one coordinate accurately.
1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 136/1 Geiger counters, nuclear emulsions, and cloud chambers were among the first with scintillation counters, Čerenkov counters, spark chambers..multiwire proportional chambers..and plastic track detectors coming later.
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