Definition of "cable" in English

noun

1. (material) A long object used to make a physical connection.

2. (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.

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

3. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

4. (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.

5. (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.

6. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.

7. (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.

8. (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.

verb

1. (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).

2. (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).

3. (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.

4. (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.

5. (intransitive) To communicate by cable.

6. (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.

7. (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.