Cable

Ca·ble  (kbl), George Washington 1844-1925.

American writer whose works, including short stories and the novel The Grandissimes (1880), concern social order and racial discord in the South.

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ca·ble  (kbl)

n.

1.

a. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope.

b. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope.

2. Electricity A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors.

3. Nautical

a. A heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship.

b. A cable length.

4. A cablegram.

5. Cable television.

v. ca·bled, ca·bling, ca·bles

v.tr.

1.

a. To send a cablegram to.

b. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.

2. To supply or fasten with a cable or cables.

v.intr.

To send a cablegram.

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[Middle English, from Old North French, from Late Latin capulum, lasso, from Latin capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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cabler n.

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cable [ˈkeɪb^əl]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Knots) a strong thick rope, usually of twisted hemp or steel wire

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical an anchor chain or rope

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units)

a.  a unit of distance in navigation, equal to one tenth of a sea mile (about 600 feet)

b.  Also called cable length cable's length a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet).

4. (Electronics) a wire or bundle of wires that conducts electricity a submarine cable See also coaxial cable

5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Also called overseas, international telegram cablegram a telegram sent abroad by submarine cable, radio, communications satellite, or by telephone line

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) See cable stitch

7. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) short for cable television

vb

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to send (a message) to (someone) by cable

2. (tr) to fasten or provide with a cable or cables

3. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) (tr) to supply (a place) with or link (a place) to cable television

[from Old Norman French, from Late Latin capulum halter]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cable - a telegram sent abroad               cablegram, overseas telegram telegram, wire - a message transmitted by telegraph
	2.	cable - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power transmission line, line cable system, cable television service, cable television, cable - a television system that transmits over cables coax, coax cable, coaxial cable - a transmission line for high-frequency signals conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. electrical cable - a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light power cable, power line - cable used to distribute electricity printer cable - a cable between a computer and a printer phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
	3.	cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire ground cable - a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor rope - a strong line suspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
	4.	cable - a nautical unit of depth cable length, cable's length linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
	5.	cable - television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver cable television telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
	6.	cable - a television system that transmits over cables cable system, cable television service, cable television transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
Verb	1.	cable - send cables, wires, or telegrams telegraph, wire telegraphy - communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
	2.	cable - fasten with a cable; "cable trees" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

Translations

cable [ˈkeɪbl]

A. N

1. (= rope, Elec, cablegram) → cable m

2. = cable television

B. VT

1. [+ news, money] → mandar por cable, cablegrafiar; [+ person] → mandar un cable a

2. (TV) [+ city, homes] → instalar la televisión por cable en

C. CPD cable address N → dirección f cablegráfica
cable car N → teleférico m, funicular m
cable railway N (aerial) → teleférico m; (funicular) → funicular m aéreo
cable stitch N → punto m de trenza
cable television N → televisión f por cable
cable transfer N (Fin) → transferencia f por cable

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cable [ˈkeɪb^əl]

n

[bridge] → câble m

(electrical) → câble m

(= television system) → câble m
on cable → par câble

vt

(= send a message to) [+ person] → câbler à
to cable sth to sb → câbler qch à qn

(= lay cables in) [+ town] → câbler
cable car n (suspended) → téléphérique m; (on rail) → funiculaire m
cable-knit [ˌkeɪb^əlˈnɪt] adj [sweater] → à torsades
cable railway n (British) → funiculaire m
cable television n → télévision f par câble
cab rank cab stand n → station f de taxis

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cable

n

→ Tau nt; (of wire) → Kabel nt, → Trosse f (Naut)

(Elec) → Kabel nt, → Leitung f

(= cablegram) → Telegramm nt; (from abroad) → (Übersee)telegramm nt, → Kabel nt; by cable → per Telegramm/Kabel

(= cable television) → Kabelfernsehen nt

vt information → telegrafisch durchgeben; (overseas) → kabeln; to cable somebody → jdm telegrafieren/kabeln

vi → telegrafieren, ein Telegramm/Kabel schicken

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cable:

cable car

n (hanging) → Drahtseilbahn f; (= streetcar) → (gezogene) Straßenbahn; (= funicular) → Standseilbahn f

cable channel

n (TV) → Kabelkanal m

cablegram

n = cable N c

cable-knit

adj → Zopfmuster-; cable sweater → Zopfmusterpullover m

cable-laying

n → Kabelverlegung f, → Kabellegen nt

cable length

n (Naut) → Kabellänge f

cable railway

n → Bergbahn f

cable stitch

n (Knitting) → Zopfmuster nt

cable television

n → Kabelfernsehen nt

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cable [ˈkeɪbl]

1. n (rope) → cavo, fune f; (Elec) → cavo; (cablegram) → cablogramma m

2. vt (information) → trasmettere per cablogramma, cablare; (person) → mandare un cablogramma a, telegrafare a

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cable

n cable [ˈkeibl]

1 (a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship. ankertou حَبْل، كابِل дебело въже lano, kotevní lano kabel; trosse das Tau παλαμάρι cable tross, kaabel, kett سیم کلفت و تافته؛ طناب ضخیم köysi, kettinki câble חֶבֶל रस्सा debelo uže; sidrenjak kötél kabel kaðall, keðja, festar fune, cavo, gomena 太いつな 케이블 trosas trose, tauva kabel kabel tau, trosse lina cabo cablu, pa­râmă канат lano žična vrv konopac vajer, kätting, []tåg เชือกหรือโซ่ขนาดใหญ่ halat, zincir, palamar 纜 канат, трос بحری جہازوں کو باندھنے والی مضبوط زنجیر یا رسہ dây neo 缆

2 (a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals They are laying (a) new cable. elektriese kabel سِلْك كهربائي кабел kabel kabel das Kabel καλώδιο cable kaabel کابل؛ سیم روکش دار kaapeli câble כֶּבֶל बिजली, फोन इत्यादि का तार kabel, telegrafski kabel kábel kabel kapall, leiðsla cavo 電線 전선 kabelis kabelis kabel wayar elektriciteitskabel kabel, ledning kabel cabo cablu кабель kábel kabel kabl kabel, ledning สายเคเบิล hat, kablo 電纜 кабель برقی رو یا سگنل کو منتقل کرنے والی تار dây cáp 电缆

3 (a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc. kabeltou حَبْل حَديدي للجُسور жица ocelové lano wire das Drahtseil συρματόσκοινο cable vaier شاه سیم vaijeri câble כֶּבֶל धातु के तारों का बंटा हुआ रस्सा čelično uže sodrony kabel vírkaðall cavo ケーブル 밧줄 lynas vants kabel jambatan draadkabel kabel, vaier lina cabo cablu трос oceľové lano žična vrv lanac vajer เกลียวเหล็กเส้นขนาดใหญ่ kablo, tel halat 索 сталевий канат دھات کی تاروں سے بنا گیا مضبوط رسہ dây cáp 索

4 (alsoˈcablegram) a telegram sent by cable. kabelgram رِسالةٌ بَرْقِيَّه каблограма kabelogram telegram das (Übersee-)telegramm τηλεγράφημα cablegrama, telegrama (kaabli)telegramm تلگرام kaapelisähke câblogramme מִברָק केबल से भेजा गया तार kablogram kábel telegram símskeyti cablogramma 外電 전신, 전보 telegrama telegramma telegram melaluai kabel telegram telegram telegram, depesza cabograma telegramă телеграмма kábelogram kabelska brzojavka telegram kabeltelegram โทรเลข telgraf 電報 каблограма تار برقی کے ذریعے ارسال کردہ ایک ٹیلی گرام điện tín 电报

5 cable television. kabeltelevisie تلفزيون كوابل кабелна телевизия kabelová televize kabelfjernsyn Kabelfernsehen καλωδιακή τηλεόραση televisión por cable kaabeltelevisioon تلویزیون کابلی (télévision par) câble טֶלֶווִיזיָה בִּכבָלִים केबल टेलीविजन kabelska TV kábeltelevízió televisi kabel cavo, via cavo 有線テレビ 케이블 티브이 kabelinė televizija kabeļtelevīzija televisyen kabel kabeltelevisie kabelfjernsyn telewizja kablowa кабельное телевидение káblová televízia kabelska televizija kablovska televizija kabeltelevision ระบบการส่งสัญญาณโทรทัศน์ด้วยสายเคเบิล kablolu televizyon 有線電視 кабельне телебачення کیبل ٹیلیوزن truyền hình cáp 有线电视

v

to telegraph by cable I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada. kabel يُبرق ، يُرْسِلُ بَرْقِيَّه телеграфирам kabelovat telegrafere telegraphieren τηλεγραφώ cablegrafiar telegrafeerima تلگرام زدن به sähköttää, lähettää sähke câbler לִשלוֹח מִברָק तार द्वारा समाचार भेजना brzojaviti kábelez kirim telegram senda símskeyti cablare 外電を打つ 전보를 치다 siųsti telegrafu telegrafēt menghantar mesej telegraferen telegrafere telegrafować telegrafar a telegrafia телеграфировать kábelovať brzojaviti poslati telegram telegrafera ส่งโทรเลข telgraf çekmek 發電報 телеграфувати تار بھیجنا đánh điện 发电报

n cable-car

a vehicle that moves up and down a mountain, cliff etc by means of a cable. kabelkar عَرَبَةُ كَوابِل مُتَحَرِّكَه кабинков лифт lanovka tovbane; svævebane die Seilbahn τελεφερίκ teleférico tõstuk تله کابین téléphérique רַכֶּבֶל केबल पर चलने वाली गाड़ी žičara (drót)kötélpálya kereta gantung cabina di funivia/teleferica ケーブルカーなど 케이블카 lyninis keltuvas, funikulieriaus vagonas funikulieris kereta kabel kabelbaan taubane; kabeltrikk (USA) wagonik kolejki linowej фуникулёр kabínková lanovka žičnica žičara linbana, linbanekorg รถที่เคลื่อนที่โดยสายเคเบิลที่อยู่ด้านบน teleferik 電纜車 фунікулер دو پہاڑوں کے درمیانتار کے ذریعے چلنے والی گاڑی cáp treo 电缆车

n cable ˈtelevision, cable TV

a system of broadcasting television programmes by cable. kabeltelevisie, kabel-TV تلفويون كوابِل кабелна телевизия kabelová televize kabel-tv Kabelfernsehen καλωδιακή τηλεόραση televisión por cable kaabeltelevisioon پخش برنامه های تلویزیونی از طریق سیستم کابلی télévision par câble טֶלֶווִיזיָה בִּכבָלִים केबल से टेलीविजन कार्यक्रम के प्रसारण की प्रणाली kabelska televizija kábeltelevízió televisi kabel televisione via cavo 有線テレビ 케이블 티브이 kabelinė televizija kabeļtelevīzija televisyen kabel kabeltelevisie kabelfjernsyn telewizja kablowa, kablówka кабельное телевидение káblová televízia kabelska televizija kablovska televizija kabeltelevison, kabel-tv ระบบการส่งสัญญาณโทรทัศน์ด้วยสายเคเบิล kablolu televizyon 有線電視 кабельне телебачення کیبل ٹیلی ویژن truyền hình cáp 有线电视

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Cable → كابل kabel kabel Kabel καλώδιο cable kaapeli câble kabel cavo ケーブル 케이블 kabel ledning kabel cabo кабель sladd สายเคเบิ้ล kablo cáp 电缆