See Also: hard-wired(dictionary)
wired(dictionary)
wired(dictionary)
Wired - Poker(gambling)
Wired Cards(casino)
Aces Wired - Poker(gambling)
Wired Ball - Croquet(gambling)
Wired Pair - Poker(gambling)
die-hard(dictionary)
Hard(medicine)

spectroscope (iou) and hard-wired (oh)


spectroscope (iou)



spectroscope noun & verb. M19.
[from SPECTRO- + -SCOPE.]
A. noun. An instrument for the production and examination of spectra. M19.
mass spectroscope: see MASS noun2 & adjective.
b. verb trans. Examine by means of a spectroscope. Now rare. L19.
spectro'scopic adjective of, pertaining to, or employing the spectroscope;
spectroscopic binary (Astronomy), a star whose binary Nature is revealed only by a study of its spectrum: M19.
spectro'scopical adjective = spectroscopic L19.
spectro'scopically adverb by means of the spectroscope; in respect of spectroscopic qualities etc.: L19.

hard-wired (oh)



adj technical
computer systems that are hard-wired are controlled by Hardware rather than Software and cannot be easily changed by the user