Sekirov Dictionary

cable

/ˈkeɪ.bəl/

noun13

  1. A long object used to make a physical connection.
  2. a group of wires held together in a cover, used to carry power or information
  3. A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
  4. Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
  5. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
  6. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
  7. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
  8. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
  9. A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
  10. 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
  11. The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
  12. A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
  13. A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

verb7

  1. To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
  2. To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
  3. To communicate by cable.
  4. To provide (something) with cable(s).
  5. To ornament (something) with cabling.
  6. To create cable stitches.
  7. To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
forms

cabled · cabling · cables

Phrases with cable

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