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Cables
(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
📖 Definitions of "Cables"
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(material) A long object used to make a physical connection.
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(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."
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A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
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A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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To provide with cable(s)
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To fasten (as if) with cable(s)
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To wrap wires to form a cable
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To send a telegram by cable
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cables"
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| Word | Definition |
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| wirenoun | (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die. |
| cable lengthnoun | One tenth of a nautical mile. |
| transmission linenoun | A set of wires used for long-distance electric power transmission. |
| cablegramnoun | A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable. |
| telegraphnoun | (chiefly historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables. |
| cable televisionnoun | Television received through coaxial cables; specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception. |
| linenoun | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| cable systemnoun | a television system transmitted over cables |
| cable television servicenoun | a television system transmitted over cables |
| electrical cable | An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used as an electrical conductor to carry electric current. |
| overseas telegramnoun | a telegram sent abroad |
| bridlesnoun | (equestrianism) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. |
| connectorsnoun | (chiefly electrical engineering) A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary. |
| cordnoun | (countable) A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example). |
| cordagenoun | (uncountable) Cord (of any type) when viewed as a mass or commodity. |
| cordsnoun | (informal) Corduroys. |
| corporalsnoun | (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. |
| harnessnoun | (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement. |
| heatersnoun | A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. |
| leadsverb | (transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead. |
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