Cable

/ˈkeɪ.bəl/ · noun

Meaning

(material) A long object used to make a physical connection..

Definitions by Sense

1. (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
2. (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
3. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
4. (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
5. (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
6. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
7. (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
8. (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

Example Sentences

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

If the takeover is approved, Comcast would control 20 of the top 25 cable markets, […]. Antitrust officials will need to consider Comcast’s status as a monopsony (a buyer with disproportionate power), when it comes to negotiations with programmers, whose channels it pays to carry.

Details of a bottle fight in El Morocco were cabled all over the world.

On 8th November Anthony cabled them, ‘Your great-grandson Randal Lewis Casson arrived to-day. Both well,’ and we sent, ‘Congratulations on becoming great-grandparents.’

You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.

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• cables
• cabling
• cabled

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