Cable
['keɪb(ə)l] or ['kebl]
Definition
(noun.) a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire.
(noun.) a television system that transmits over cables.
(noun.) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power.
(noun.) a telegram sent abroad.
(noun.) a nautical unit of depth.
(verb.) send cables, wires, or telegrams.
(verb.) fasten with a cable; 'cable trees'.
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Definition
(n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.
(n.) A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.
(n.) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called also cable molding.
(v. t.) To fasten with a cable.
(v. t.) To ornament with cabling. See Cabling.
(v. t. & i.) To telegraph by a submarine cable
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Definition
n. a strong rope or chain which ties anything esp. a ship to her anchor: a nautical measure of 100 fathoms; a cable for submarine telegraphs composed of wires embedded in gutta-percha and encased in coiled strands of iron wire; a bundle of insulated wires laid underground in a street: a cable-message.—v.t. to provide with a cable to tie up: to transmit a message or to communicate with any one by submarine telegram.—ns. Cā′blegram a message sent by submarine telegraph cable; Cā′ble-mould′ing a bead or moulding carved in imitation of a thick rope; Cā′bling a bead or moulding like a thick rope often worked in flutes: the filling of flutes with a moulding like a cable.—Slip the cable to let it run out.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a cable, foretells the undertaking of a decidedly hazardous work, which, if successfully carried to completion, will abound in riches and honor to you. To dream of receiving cablegrams, denotes that a message of importance will reach you soon, and will cause disagreeable comments.
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Examples
- The _cable car_ is a factor which has cut no small figure in the activities of city life. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Closing tarred Russian hemp cable, 15-3/4 inch circumference, for Argentine Battleship Rivadavia. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I worked on this cable more than two weeks, and the best I could do was two words per minute, which was only one-seventh of what the guaranteed speed of the cable should be when laid. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The first underseas cable was laid in 1851 between France and England. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The limits imposed practically were such as to require that the system should not cost more than a cable road to install. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This model showed itself capable of traveling at high speed on a single rail, rounding sharp curves and even traversing with ease a wire cable hung in the air. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- A cable holds the balloon captive. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This class of bridges is usually constructed with chains or cables passing over towers, with the roadway suspended beneath. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is supported by four iron wire cables, each consisting of 1056 wires. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Edison was now asked if he thought he could get a greater speed through submarine cables with this system than with the regular methods, and replied that he would like a chance to try it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The roadway hangs from these cables, suspended by 624 vertical rods. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The bridge, 800 feet long, is a single span, supported by four enormous cables of wire stretching from the Canadian cliff to the opposite United States cliff. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The cables pass over the tops of lofty stone towers arising from these cliffs, and each cable consists of no less than 4,000 distinct wires. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The car is connected to wire cables passing over large sheaves at the top of the well room to a counterbalancing bucket. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I therefore cabled to my friend, Wilson Hargreave, of the New York Police Bureau, who has more than once made use of my knowledge of London crime. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Barker cabled as follows from Paris, announcing the decision of the expert jury which passed upon the exhibits: Accept my congratulations. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I cabled back I would accept. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Johnson returned to America late in the fall of 1880, and in January, 1881, cabled to me to come to this country. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He cabled for help to Edison, who sent back word telling him to hold the fort. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We find him cabling an offer of his services as a mediator on August 3rd. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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