noun
General Slang
Romex
· noun · construction
The plastic-jacketed house wiring inside basically every American home built since the 60s.
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Definitions
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Brand name (Southwire) for Type NM — non-metallic sheathed cable — that's become the generic word for it, like Kleenex or Hoover. Flat plastic jacket, usually white (14-gauge) or yellow (12-gauge) or orange (10-gauge), with two or three insulated conductors plus a bare ground inside. The default residential wiring in the US and Canada.
“Pull a run of 12-2 Romex from the panel to the kitchen island.”
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Romex In A Sentence
Pull a run of 12-2 Romex from the panel to the kitchen island.
Origin & Usage
Coined 1922 by Rome Wire Company of Rome, NY — 'Rome' + 'Ex' for the experimental product line. Trademark now owned by Southwire.
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