stranded wire; twisted wire; stranded cable
Technical term for wire or cable made by twisting multiple thin strands together, used in electronics and electrical engineering. Contrasts with 単線 (solid wire).
See also: 単線
This cable is stranded wire, so it has high flexibility.
Please explain the difference between stranded wire and solid wire.
Full kanji spelling using 撚 (twist); seen in technical documents but less common than より線.
Abbreviated kanji spelling; rare and mostly found in older or highly condensed technical writing.
Compound of 撚り (yori, 'twist', from verb 撚る yoru) + 線 (sen, 'wire, line'). The spelling より線 uses kana for the verb-derived part, which is common in modern technical terms.