A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated string of drawn metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications . Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands, as in 'multistranded wire', which is more correctly termed a cable. History In antiquity, jewellery often contains, in the form of chains and applied decoration, large amounts of wire that's accurately m… (More on Wire)