[
US
/ˈkeɪbəɫ/
]
[ UK /kˈeɪbəl/ ]
[ UK /kˈeɪbəl/ ]
NOUN
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a nautical unit of depth
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a telegram sent abroad
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
VERB
-
fasten with a cable
cable trees - send cables, wires, or telegrams
How To Use cable In A Sentence
- Such a level of monitoring is not only impracticable; it is incompatible with intellectual freedom.
- Update: BB commenter DHC says, It's worth noting that his is an outtake from a TV show that Warhol developed and aired on Manhattan cable. Boing Boing
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
- He warned others about the live electric cables as they climbed to safety.
- The invention concerns a cable drum having a non-cylindrical profile of its outer surface and the use of this cable drum in a window regulator system, particularly in a vehicle.
- Service is impeccable, as one would expect from a five-star hotel.
- A short umbilical cable rolled out with the rocket which was fired by electrical impulse, breaking the cord.
- Once upon a time there was an old sow of impeccable reputation who lived a quiet life inside a busy farmyard. Times, Sunday Times
- To tell you the truth, your plan is very attractive, but it doesn't seem to be practicable.
- He loves me and appreciates my finer points - especially the fact that I don't make him dress like me in a black turtleneck and coordinating cable-knit sweater for a holiday portrait.