Cable

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪbl/

Noun

Cable (plural Cables)

1. a strong wire, rope or chain usually for connecting or pulling something
2. intertwined wires which are used for conducting an electric current
3. (computing) a system for receiving television or internet service over coax cable(2)

   I tried to watch the movie last night but my cable was out.

4. (finance) in financial markets 'cable' is used to refer to the currency pair Great British Pounds against United States Dollars

Translations

Dutch: kabel m. Esperanto: kablo French: câble m. German: Kabel m. Hebrew: כבל (Kevel) m., Plural: כבלים (Kvalim) m. Indonesian: kabel, kawat Interlingua: cable

Japanese: ケーブル (kēburu), 電線 (でんせん, densen) Latvian: kabelis m. Polish: lina f. (1), kabel m. (2), przewód m. (2) Spanish: cable Swedish: kabel (1, 2), elkabel (2) Turkish: kablo Gaelic: cábla

See also

• cable car
• cablegram
• wirees:cable

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