What does cable mean?

Definitions for cable
ˈkeɪ bəlca·ble

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cable, cablegram, overseas telegramnoun

    a telegram sent abroad

  2. cable, line, transmission linenoun

    a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

  3. cablenoun

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

  4. cable, cable length, cable's lengthnoun

    a nautical unit of depth

  5. cable television, cablenoun

    television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

  6. cable, cable television, cable system, cable television serviceverb

    a television system that transmits over cables

  7. cable, telegraph, wireverb

    send cables, wires, or telegrams

  8. cableverb

    fasten with a cable

    "cable trees"

Wiktionary

  1. cablenoun

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

  2. cablenoun

    An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes

  3. cablenoun

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

  4. cablenoun

    A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship

  5. cablenoun

    (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.

  6. cablenoun

    Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna

  7. cablenoun

    A telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cable

  8. cablenoun

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

  9. cablenoun

    The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar

  10. cableverb

    To provide with cable(s)

  11. cableverb

    To fasten (as if) with cable(s)

  12. cableverb

    To wrap wires to form a cable

  13. cableverb

    To send a telegram by cable

  14. cableverb

    To communicate by cable

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cablenoun

    a large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

  2. Cablenoun

    a rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

  3. Cablenoun

    a molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

  4. Cableverb

    to fasten with a cable

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

  5. Cableverb

    to ornament with cabling. See Cabling

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

  6. Cable

    to telegraph by a submarine cable

    Etymology: [F. cble, LL. capulum, caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G. kabel, from the French. See Capable.]

Freebase

  1. Cable

    A cable is most often two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single assembly, but can also refer to a heavy strong rope. In mechanics, cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling, and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry electric currents. An optical cable contains one or more optical fibers in a protective jacket that supports the fibers. Electric cables discussed here are mainly meant for installation in buildings and industrial sites. For power transmission at distances greater than a few kilometres see high-voltage cable, power cables, and HVDC.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cable

    kā′bl, n. a strong rope or chain which ties anything, esp. a ship to her anchor: a nautical measure of 100 fathoms; a cable for submarine telegraphs composed of wires embedded in gutta-percha and encased in coiled strands of iron wire; a bundle of insulated wires laid underground in a street: a cable-message.—v.t. to provide with a cable, to tie up: to transmit a message, or to communicate with any one by submarine telegram.—ns. Cā′blegram, a message sent by submarine telegraph cable; Cā′ble-mould′ing, a bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope; Cā′bling, a bead or moulding like a thick rope, often worked in flutes: the filling of flutes with a moulding like a cable.—Slip the cable, to let it run out. [Fr.—Low L. caplum, a halter—cap-ĕre, to hold.]

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Cable

    (a) Abbreviation for Cablegram, q. v. (b) v. It is also used as a verb, meaning to transmit a message by submarine cable. (c). An insulated electric conductor, of large diameter. It often is protected by armor or metallic sheathing and may be designed for use as an aerial, submarine, subterranean or conduit cable. A cable often contains a large number of separately insulated conductors, so as to supply a large number of circuits.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cable

    A thick, strong rope or chain which serves to keep a ship at anchor; the rope is cable-laid, 10 inches in circumference and upwards (those below this size being hawsers), commonly of hemp or coir, which latter is still used by the Calcutta pilot-brigs on account of its lightness and elasticity. But cables have recently, and all but exclusively, been superseded by iron chain.--A shot of cable, two cables spliced together.

Editors Contribution

  1. cable

    A type of product created and designed in various colors, forms and sizes.

    The cable for the computer is connected and works easily and efficiently.

    Submitted by MaryC on January 26, 2020  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'cable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4793

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    Rank popularity for the word 'cable' in Nouns Frequency: #1596

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  1. Caleb

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cable in a Sentence

  1. Jeff Sweat:

    We got rid of our cable package about three years ago, and the Super Bowl is the one time I miss having TV.

  2. Erica Lynn Rosenthal:

    Based on what we know about cable TV viewers in general, it would not be a stretch to imagine that there are many older Purples among Weather Channel viewers.

  3. Kent Peterman:

    I inadvertently deleted Mr. Peterman's quote on the humor of the Cable Man I would appreciate it if you could send me a copy by e-mail. lavergne1930@live.com Thank you. Lavergne B.

  4. Craig Moffett:

    The real question now is if Time Warner Cable has any more appetite to be acquired now.

  5. Brian Stelter:

    Looking ahead to 2020, one of the reasons why I'm taking you seriously as a [2020 presidential] contender is because of your presence on cable news.

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