/ Dictionary / Index W wire-wound resistor: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: wire'-wound resis'tor Pronunciation: (wīr'wound"), [key] — Elect. Elect. a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. wireworm wire-wove Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language