Meaning

11 senses

  1. A long object used to make a physical connection.

    (material)A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

    Seil, Tau

    тросtros, кана́тkanát

    тросtros, ли́нваlýnva, кодо́лаkodóla

    a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

  2. (material)An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.

  3. (material)An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.

    Kabel, Leitung

    ка́бельkábelʹ, про́водpróvod

    ка́бельkábelʹ

  4. (material)A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.

    Tau, Kette

    кана́тkanát, шварто́вšvartóv, ка́бельтовkábelʹtov

  5. A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.

    I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.

    a television system that transmits over cables

  6. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

    Telegramm

    телегра́ммаtelegrámma

    a telegram sent abroad

  7. A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.

    ка́бельтовkábelʹtov

    a nautical unit of depth

  8. 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.

  9. The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.

  10. A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

  11. A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

    Zopfmuster

    ка́бельkábelʹ

Examples

169 sentences

  1. What kind of cable do you need?

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  2. We went up the mountain by cable car.

    ruМы поднялись на гору на фуникулёре.

    deWir fuhren mit der Seilbahn den Berg hoch.

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  3. I haven't had cable in years.

    deIch habe schon seit Jahren kein Kabelfernsehen mehr.

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  4. The cable snapped.

    Кабель обірвався.

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  5. Does Tom have cable?

    ruУ Тома есть кабель?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
large wire, rope:
assembly of wires for electricity:
Русский
By meaning 5
communications system with coaxial or fiber optic:
large wire, rope:
assembly of wires for electricity:
heavy rope or chain as used for mooring:
telegram — see also telegram:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
communications system with coaxial or fiber optic:
large wire, rope:
heavy rope or chain as used for mooring:
telegram — see also telegram:
texture pattern in knitting:

Origin

Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late L

Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late Latin capulum (“lasso, rope, halter”), from Latin capiō (“to take, seize”). Use of the term "cable" to refer to the USD/GBP exchange rate originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications cable.

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Forms

plural: cables
Singularcable
Pluralcables

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
stringA2wire ropecordcablegramcable length
Close in meaning

Word family

83 related words
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Derivedanticablearray cablebasic cablebelted cablebooster cablecable-actuatedcable boxcable buoycable carcablecastcable corecable drumcable ferrycablegamicable glandcablegramcable guycable harnesscable internetcable jackcable jointcable jointingcable knitcable knitting

See also

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