miswiring
Incorrectly joined circuits
Miswiring is incorrect or faulty electrical connections, whether in circuits, buildings, or brains.
A miswired outlet can cause fires; miswired neurons may contribute to neurological conditions.
The term appears in both technical contexts The electrician found miswiring throughout the house and figurative ones suggesting something's fundamentally crossed or connected wrong: Some miswiring in my brain makes me terrible with faces.
Closed electrical pathway
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- junctionPoint where things meet
- voltageElectrical potential difference
connection · splice · terminal · short-circuit · grounding · conduit · outlet · breaker
Minor system fault
- failureLack of success
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- faultImperfection or blame
error · dysfunction · disruption · short · flicker · intermittent · anomaly · bug
Identify and fix faults
- diagnoseDetermine a disease's nature
- fixRepair or solution
- correctFree from error
- electricianWiring installation specialist
technician · soldering · multimeter · testing · replacement · maintenance · inspection · trace
Violent sudden disturbance
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
- fireCombustion with flames
- arcCurved line segment
- sparkTiny fiery particle
overload · burnout · smoke · flames · fault · injury · accident · risk
Nerve signal crossing point
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- brainSeat of cognition
- miscommunicationFailed exchange of meaning
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
cognitive · dysfunction · pathway · connection · circuitry · disorder · spectrum · atypical
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- junctionPoint where things meet
voltage · connection · splice · terminal · short-circuit · grounding · conduit · outlet · breaker · fuse
glitch
Minor system fault
fault · error · dysfunction · disruption · short · flicker · intermittent · anomaly · bug · irregularity
troubleshoot
Identify and fix faults
electrician · technician · soldering · multimeter · testing · replacement · maintenance · inspection · trace · reroute
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- electrocutionDeath from electrical current
- fireCombustion with flames
- arcCurved line segment
spark · overload · burnout · smoke · flames · fault · injury · accident · risk · unsafe
synapse
Nerve signal crossing point
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- brainSeat of cognition
- miscommunicationFailed exchange of meaning
developmental · cognitive · dysfunction · pathway · connection · circuitry · disorder · spectrum · atypical · neural