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- Dictionarycable/ˈkeɪbl/
noun
- 1. a thick rope of wire or hemp used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles: "steel cables held the convoy together" Similar
- 2. an insulated wire or wires having a protective casing and used for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals: "an underground cable" Similar
verb
- 1. send a message to (someone) by cablegram: "he cabled her to cancel all arrangements"
- 2. provide (an area) with power lines or with the equipment necessary for cable television: "nearly all urban areas are cabled, so viewers can choose from up to 20 channels"
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1. a. : a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference. b. : a cable-laid rope. c. : a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength. d. : a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism.
CABLE definition: 1. a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc.: 2. → cable…. Learn more.
A cable is a conducting wire or wires separated and surrounded by a dielectric substance or insulation. In urban areas an underground cable is used to deliver power to buildings. A transmission line is a cable for carrying an electrical signal from one place to another.
cable. noun. /ˈkeɪbl/. /ˈkeɪbl/. [countable, uncountable] a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber, that carries electricity, phone signals, etc. fibre-optic cable. a power cable. overhead/underground/undersea cables. a 10 000-volt cable.
A cable can be a strong and thick hemp or steel rope, or a conductor for sending electrical or optical signals.
noun. a heavy, strong rope. a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges. a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a mechanism. Nautical. a thick hawser made of rope, strands of metal wire, or chain. cable's length.
1. a. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope. b. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope. 2. a. Electricity A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors. b. A sheathed bundle of optical fibers. 3. Nautical. a. A heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship. b. A cable length. 4. a. Cable television. b.
Cable Definition. A thick, heavy rope, now often of wire strands. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope. A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors. The strong, heavy chain attached to a ship's anchor: anchor cables were formerly of rope.
cable meaning, definition, what is cable: a plastic or rubber tube containing wire...: Learn more.
CABLE meaning: 1 : a thick, strong rope made of wires that are twisted together; 2 : a wire that moves a part in a machine
