cable

Meaning of cable

noun

(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
(communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.
A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
(unit, chiefly nautical) 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.

verb

To provide with cable(s)
To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
To wrap wires to form a cable
To send a telegram by cable
To communicate by cable
To ornament with cabling.
To create cable stitches.

Information about cable

The plural form of cable is: cables.
Languages in which cable is used:
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Hyphenation of cable

ca-ble

It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
cable is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cable synonyms

Meaning cablegram:

Meaning line:

Meaning telegraph:

telegraph, wire

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Translation of cable

Anagrams of cable

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