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* Georgian: {{t+|ka|კაბელი|sc=Geor}}, {{t|ka|სადენი|sc=Geor}}
* Georgian: {{t+|ka|კაბელი|sc=Geor}}, {{t|ka|სადენი|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kabel}}, {{t+|de|Leitung}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kabel}}, {{t+|de|Leitung}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ケーブル|tr=kēburu|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ケーブル|tr=kēburu|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|電線|tr=densen}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ខ្សែលួសធំ|tr=ksae luǝh tʰom|sc=Khmr}}, {{t+|km|ពួរ|tr=puə|sc=Khmr}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ខ្សែលួសធំ|tr=ksae luǝh tʰom|sc=Khmr}}, {{t+|km|ពួរ|tr=puə|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|케이블|sc=Kore}}, {{t+|ko|까벨|sc=Kore}} {{qualifier|North Korea}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|케이블|sc=Kore}}, {{t+|ko|까벨|sc=Kore}} {{qualifier|North Korea}}
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* Italian: {{t+check|it|cavo|m}}
* Italian: {{t+check|it|cavo|m}}
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* {{ttbc|ja}}: {{t-check|ja|ケーブル}} (kēburu), [[電線]] ([[でんせん]], densen)
* Latvian: {{t-check|lv|kabelis|m}}
* Latvian: {{t-check|lv|kabelis|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+check|es|cable|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+check|es|cable|m}}

Revision as of 05:45, 29 January 2016

See also: câble and câblé

English

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Etymology

Recorded since c.1205, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin capulum (“lasso, rope, halter”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin capiō (“to take, seize”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cable (plural cables)

  1. (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
    1. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
    2. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
    3. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
    4. (nautical) A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship.
  2. (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.
    1. Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
  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. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
  6. (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (nautical rope) hawser (thinner)

Derived terms

Translations

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Verb

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  1. (transitive) To provide with cable(s)
  2. (transitive) To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
  3. (transitive) To wrap wires to form a cable
  4. (transitive) To send a telegram by cable
  5. (intransitive) To communicate by cable
  6. (architecture, transitive) To ornament with cabling.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

cable m (plural cables)

  1. cable

Spanish

Noun

cable m (plural cables)

  1. A cable or cord
  2. (colloquial) hand, help

Derived terms

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