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cable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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/ˈkeɪ.bəl/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

(material) A long object used to make a physical connection. ▸ A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection. ▸ An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection. ▸ An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection. ▸ A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- “And now the time of tide has come; the ship casts off her cables; and from the deserted wharf the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea. 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 9, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- 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. 2014 March 15, “Turn it off”, in The Economist, volume 410, number 8878:
- I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables. ▸ Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
alt of broadcast over the above network
alt of cable television
alt of not by antenna
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
(qualifier:unit) 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.
A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cables	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (246)

fi kaapeli (large wire, rope) · ky кабель (assembly of wires for electricity) · hu kábel (large wire, rope) · el παλαμάρι (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ar كَابْل (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru ка́бельтов (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · lv tauva (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ro conductor (assembly of wires for electricity) · gl toa (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · bg ка́бел (assembly of wires for electricity) · ro cablu (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · tg кабел (assembly of wires for electricity) · sl kabel (large wire, rope) · lt telegrama (telegram — see also telegram) · nl (electrische) kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · gd càball (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · ko 케이블 (assembly of wires for electricity) · cs kabelovka (TV broadcast over cable network) · sv elkabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · ja 電線 (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Telegramm (telegram — see also telegram) · ca cable (assembly of wires for electricity) · ms tali belati (large wire, rope) · es cablegrama (telegram — see also telegram) · cy cebl (large wire, rope) · uz kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · pt cabo (large wire, rope) · fr fil électrique (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru трос (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · sv telegram (telegram — see also telegram) · km ខ្សែ (large wire, rope) · pt cabo (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · kk шоғырсым (assembly of wires for electricity) · nl kabelnetwerk (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · mk телеграма (telegram — see also telegram) · nl tros (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · lt lynas (large wire, rope) · ru ка́бельтов (nautical unit of length) · th ลวด (assembly of wires for electricity) · hy մալուխ (assembly of wires for electricity) · ro frânghie (large wire, rope) · es telegrama (telegram — see also telegram) · ota غومنه (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · cmn 電線 /电线 (assembly of wires for electricity) · uk кодо́ла (large wire, rope) · he כֶּבֶל (large wire, rope) · uk ли́нва (large wire, rope) · vi cáp (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · kk кабель (assembly of wires for electricity) · nl kabel (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · eo kablo (large wire, rope) · gd teileagram (telegram — see also telegram) · gd càball (large wire, rope) · kk кәбіл (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Leitung (assembly of wires for electricity) · it cavo (large wire, rope) · la saphon (large wire, rope) · he כֶּבֶל (assembly of wires for electricity) · lt kabelis (assembly of wires for electricity) · cs kabel (nautical unit of length) · fa کیبل (assembly of wires for electricity) · sv kabellängd (nautical unit of length) · mk јаже (large wire, rope) · gl cable (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ba арҡан (large wire, rope) · grc σπάρτον (large wire, rope) · bg дебе́ло въже́ (large wire, rope) · sq kabllo (assembly of wires for electricity) · he כָּבֶּל (large wire, rope) · sv kabel (large wire, rope) · fi kaapeli (assembly of wires for electricity) · it treccia (texture pattern in knitting) · id TV kabel (TV broadcast over cable network) · sl kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · hy ճոպան (large wire, rope) · id kabel (large wire, rope) · de Tau (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · pt cabo (assembly of wires for electricity) · et kaabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · mk кабел (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · cmn 纜索 /缆索 (large wire, rope) · pl kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · fa کابل (assembly of wires for electricity) · lv kabeļtelevīzija (TV broadcast over cable network) · pt fio (assembly of wires for electricity) · ga cábla (large wire, rope) · mi taura (large wire, rope) · ko 전람 (assembly of wires for electricity) · pt linha (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · sv wire (large wire, rope) · th สายไฟ (assembly of wires for electricity) · sl vodič (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru шварто́в (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · he כֶּבֶל (nautical unit of length) · nn leidning (assembly of wires for electricity) · sv tross (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · hy հեռագիր (telegram — see also telegram) · fr câble (assembly of wires for electricity) · sv kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · my သံကြိုး (assembly of wires for electricity) · uk ка́бель (assembly of wires for electricity) · ko 전선 (assembly of wires for electricity) · cmn 電纜 /电缆 (assembly of wires for electricity) · lo ລວດ (assembly of wires for electricity) · gd càball (assembly of wires for electricity) · nl kabellengte (nautical unit of length) · pl kabel (large wire, rope) · ka კაბელი (large wire, rope) · vi cáp (TV broadcast over cable network) · gl cable (assembly of wires for electricity) · es cable (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Leitung (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · ur تار (large wire, rope) · ro cablu optic (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · nb kabel (texture pattern in knitting) · th เคเบิล (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru кана́т (large wire, rope) · ro cablu (large wire, rope) · fi kaapeliverkko (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · pl depesza (telegram — see also telegram) · ru про́вод (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · mi waea (telegram — see also telegram) · tt аркан (large wire, rope) · sl telegram (telegram — see also telegram) · hy կաբելային (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · de Seil (large wire, rope) · bg ка́белт (nautical unit of length) · bg телегра́ма (telegram — see also telegram) · es cable (large wire, rope) · ro telegrame (telegram — see also telegram) · ro telegramă (telegram — see also telegram) · bg швартово въже́ (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · gl calabrote (large wire, rope) · vi cáp (assembly of wires for electricity) · el καλώδιο (assembly of wires for electricity) · da kabel (large wire, rope) · es cable (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · mk ортома (large wire, rope) · az kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · pt boça (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · uz kabel (large wire, rope) · tl kable (assembly of wires for electricity) · sv kabel (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · cs lano (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ka კაბელი (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · tt кабель (assembly of wires for electricity) · ko 까벨 (assembly of wires for electricity) · nn kabel (large wire, rope) · tr kablo (assembly of wires for electricity) · ur کیبَل (assembly of wires for electricity) · pt telegrama (telegram — see also telegram) · pl telegram (telegram — see also telegram) · ro cablu (assembly of wires for electricity) · hy կաբել (assembly of wires for electricity) · ka სადენი (assembly of wires for electricity) · eo kablo (assembly of wires for electricity) · ja ケーブル (assembly of wires for electricity) · it cavo (assembly of wires for electricity) · pl przewód (large wire, rope) · cs kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · km ខ្សែលួសធំ (assembly of wires for electricity) · he כְּבָלִים (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · de Kabel (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · gl cable (large wire, rope) · ka ბაგირი (large wire, rope) · es cable (nautical unit of length) · lo ເຊືອກ (large wire, rope) · lv kabelis (assembly of wires for electricity) · nl telegram (telegram — see also telegram) · fr torsade (texture pattern in knitting) · ja 電纜 (assembly of wires for electricity) · cs kabel (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · mk гајтан (large wire, rope) · sk kábel (assembly of wires for electricity) · es televisión por cable (TV broadcast over cable network) · ru телегра́мма (telegram — see also telegram) · fi sähke (telegram — see also telegram) · sv meddelande (telegram — see also telegram) · da kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · cmn 纜繩 /缆绳 (large wire, rope) · ka კაბელი (assembly of wires for electricity) · nl kabel (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · nn kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Kette (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · uk кана́т (large wire, rope) · mi taura hiko (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru ка́бель (assembly of wires for electricity) · km ពួរ (large wire, rope) · sv kabel (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · fi kaapelinmitta (nautical unit of length) · ms kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · tl sao (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ru трос (large wire, rope) · ko 케이블 (TV broadcast over cable network) · uk трос (large wire, rope) · hy ճոպան (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · bg кабел (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · es cuerda (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · sk lano (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · ro televiziune prin cablu (TV broadcast over cable network) · eo kablo (nautical unit of length) · gd càball (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · hi केबल (assembly of wires for electricity) · lo ສາຍໄຟ (assembly of wires for electricity) · sh ка́бел (assembly of wires for electricity) · ru кана́т (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · th เชือก (large wire, rope) · gl cabo (large wire, rope) · lv trose (large wire, rope) · it cavo elettrico (assembly of wires for electricity) · th พวน (large wire, rope) · nb kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · nb kabel (large wire, rope) · az buraz (large wire, rope) · sk lano (large wire, rope) · ru ка́бель (texture pattern in knitting) · fr câble (telegram — see also telegram) · tk kabel (assembly of wires for electricity) · ka სადენი (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · ca cable (large wire, rope) · fi touvi (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · pl lina (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · mn утас (assembly of wires for electricity) · pl przewód (assembly of wires for electricity) · cs lano (large wire, rope) · ru ка́бель (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic) · mk ортома (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · vi truyền hình cáp (TV broadcast over cable network) · be трос (large wire, rope) · cs telegram (telegram — see also telegram) · fi johto (assembly of wires for electricity) · de Zopfmuster (texture pattern in knitting) · nl kabel (large wire, rope) · nb ledning (assembly of wires for electricity) · mi taura (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · nl kabeltelegram (telegram — see also telegram) · he עֲבוֹת (heavy rope or chain as used for mooring) · de Tau (large wire, rope) · be ка́бель (assembly of wires for electricity) · be кана́т (large wire, rope) · km ខ្សែ (assembly of wires for electricity) · fr câble (large wire, rope) · km ពួរ (assembly of wires for electricity) · mk кабел (assembly of wires for electricity) · sh kábel (assembly of wires for electricity)

cable en · VERB

Pronunciation

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/ˈkeɪ.bəl/

Etymology

Meanings

(transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
(transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
(transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
(transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- Details of a bottle fight in El Morocco were cabled all over the world. 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 89:
- 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.’ 1972, John Casson, “‘When We Are Old, Are Old’”, in Lewis & Sybil: A Memoir, London: Collins, →ISBN, page 320:
(intransitive) To communicate by cable.
(transitive) To ornament (something) with cabling.
(intransitive) To create cable stitches.
- You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard. 2008, Leisure Arts, I Can't Believe I'm Knitting Cables, page 9:

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Spelling	Features	Source
cabling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
cabled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
cabled	Tense=Past	lexicographic
cables	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic

Translations (14)

nl kabelen (fasten (as if) with cable(s)) · bg окабелявам (provide with cable(s)) · ca cablejar (provide with cable(s)) · ca lligar (fasten (as if) with cable(s)) · nl bekabelen (provide with cable(s)) · pl okablowywać (provide with cable(s)) · pl kablować (send a telegram by cable(s)) · nl kabelen (communicate by cable(s)) · sv kabla (send a telegram by cable(s)) · ro cablare (provide with cable(s)) · nl cableren (provide with cable(s)) · de kabeln (send a telegram by cable(s)) · it cablare (provide with cable(s)) · pl okablować (provide with cable(s))

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cable en · VERB

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