cable

  • 61cable — ca|ble1 [ keıbl ] noun ** 1. ) uncount CABLE TELEVISION: The company broadcasts on satellite and cable. 2. ) count or uncount thick wire covered with plastic that is used for carrying electricity or electronic signals 3. ) count or uncount strong …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 62cable — 1 noun 1 (C) a plastic or rubber tube containing wires that carry telephone messages, electronic signals etc 2 (C, U) a thick strong metal rope used on ships, to support bridges etc 3 (U) cable television: a cable channel 4 (C) a telegram 2 verb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63Cable — I Cable   [engl.], Kabel. II Cable   [ keɪbl], George Washington, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, * New Orleans (Louisiana) 12. 10. 1844, ✝ Saint Petersburg (Fla.) 31. 1. 1925; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 64Cable — This interesting and unusual name is generally considered to be of medieval English origin, and a metonymic occupational name for a maker of ropes, especially those used for maritime purposes. If this is so then the derivation is from the Anglo… …

    Surnames reference

  • 65cable — (m) (Intermedio) conjunto de hilos metálicos, cubierto de plástico, que conduce la electricidad o transmite señales digitales Ejemplos: Ahora muchos teléfonos no necesitan cable para funcionar. Mi perro me ha mordido todos los cables del… …

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  • 66cable — [13] The ultimate source of cable is late Latin capulum ‘lasso’, a derivative of the verb capere ‘take, seize’, either directly or perhaps via Arabic habl. In Provençal, capulum became cable, which produced the Old French form chable: so English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 67cable —    a unit of distance formerly used at sea. The traditional U.S. mariner s cable was 120 fathoms long. This is equal to 720 feet, or 0.1185 nautical mile, or about 219.4 meters. The British Admiralty, in 1830, defined the cable to equal exactly 0 …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 68cable — [13] The ultimate source of cable is late Latin capulum ‘lasso’, a derivative of the verb capere ‘take, seize’, either directly or perhaps via Arabic habl. In Provençal, capulum became cable, which produced the Old French form chable: so English… …

    Word origins

  • 69cable — m. Soga gruesa. Cable de alambre, el construido con alambres retorcidos. fig. Echar un cable a uno, ayuda que se presta en una situación difícil. Conductor de electricidad …

    Diccionario Castellano

  • 70cable — noun 1》 a thick rope of wire or hemp, typically used for construction, mooring ships, and towing vehicles.     ↘the chain of a ship s anchor.     ↘(also cable moulding) Architecture a moulding resembling twisted rope. 2》 an insulated wire or… …

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