Cable

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1 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Translations 1.4 See also

Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪbl/

Noun

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. 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. 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) Polish: lina f (1), kabel m (2), przewód m (2) Spanish: cable Swedish: kabel (1, 2), elkabel (2) Turkish: kablo

See also

• cable car
• cablegram
• wire