See also câble, and câblé
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Etymology[]
Recorded since c.1205, from Template:ONF.[[Category:Template:ONF. derivations|Cable]], from Medieval Latin capulum (“‘lasso, rope, halter’”), from Latin capiō (“‘to take, seize’”).
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Cable ({{{1}}})
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- Template:Nautical A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship
- (communications) A system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cables
- I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
- Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna
- A telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cable
- Template:Nautical A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar
Synonyms[]
- wire rope
- cord
- (telegram) cablegram
- (nautical unit) cable length
Antonyms[]
- (nautical rope) hawser (thinner)
Derived terms[]
- cablecar
- cablegram
- cable-laid
- cable television
- cableway
- chain-cable
Related terms[]
- cablet
Translations[]
large wire, rope
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assembly of wires for electricity
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heavy rope or chain as used for mooring
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communications system with coaxial or fiber optic
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tv broadcast over such network — see cable tv
telegram
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nautical unit of length
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currency pair
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Verb[]
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to Cable (third-person singular simple present cabl, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) To provide with cable(s)
- (transitive) To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
- (transitive) To wrap wires to form a cable
- (transitive) To send a telegram by cable
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable
Derived terms[]
- cable guy
Translations[]
provide with cable(s)
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fasten (as if) with cable(s)
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communicate by cable(s)
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Anagrams[]
- abcel,
- Caleb
Spanish[]
Noun[]
Cable m. (plural Cables)
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- A cable or cord.
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