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cable television
n.
A subscription television service that uses cables to carry signals between local distribution antennas and the subscriber's location. Also called cable TV.
cable television
orcablevision
n
(Broadcasting) a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission
ca′ble tel′evision
n.
a system of televising to private subscribers by means of coaxial cable. Also called cable TV.
[1965–70]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
2. | cable television - a television system that transmits over cables 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 |
Translations
kabelová televize
kabel-tv
kaapelitelevisio
kablovska televizija
kábeltelevízió
ケーブルテレビ
유선 텔레비전
kabelska televizija
kabel-tv
kablolu televizyonkablolu yayın
truyền hình cáp
cable television
n → televisione f via cavocable
(ˈkeibl) noun1. (a) strong rope or chain for hauling or tying anything, especially a ship.
2. (a set of) wires for carrying electric current or signals. They are laying (a) new cable.
3. (a rope made of) strands of metal wound together for supporting a bridge etc.
4. (also ˈcablegram) a telegram sent by cable.
5. cable television.
verb to telegraph by cable. I cabled news of my mother's death to our relations in Canada.
ˈcable-car noun a vehicle that moves up and down a mountain, cliff etc by means of a cable.
ˌcable ˈtelevision, cable TV noun a system of broadcasting television programmes by cable.