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Definition of cable

Overview of noun cable

The noun cable has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (2) cable, cablegram, overseas telegram

(a telegram sent abroad)

2. (1) cable, line, transmission line

(a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)

3. (1) cable

(a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)

4. cable, cable length, cable's length

(a nautical unit of depth)

5. cable television, cable

(television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)

6. cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service

(a television system that transmits over cables)

Overview of verb cable

The verb cable has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) cable, telegraph, wire

(send cables, wires, or telegrams)

2. cable

(fasten with a cable; "cable trees")