cable
A long object used to make a physical connectionA long object used to make a physical connection.: A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
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11 sensesA 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
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
Telegramm
телегра́ммаtelegrámma
a telegram sent abroad
A long object used to make a physical connection.
(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
More meanings 8
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
ка́бельтовkábelʹtov
a nautical unit of depth
A long object used to make a physical connection.
(material)A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
Tau, Kette
кана́тkanát, шварто́вšvartóv, ка́бельтовkábelʹtov
A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
Zopfmuster
ка́бельkábelʹ
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
A long object used to make a physical connection.
(material)An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
Origin
Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late LRecorded 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: cablesSynonyms
12 synonyms- a telegram sent abroad:cablegramoverseas telegram
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power:linetransmission line
- a nautical unit of depth:cable lengthcable's length
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver:cable television
- a television system that transmits over cables:cable televisioncable systemcable television service
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