cable

1. 1.

   a telegram sent abroad

   Synonymscablegramoverseas telegram

   Broadertelegram
2. 2.

   a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

   Synonymslinetransmission line

   Broaderconductor

   Narrowercoaxial cableelectrical cablefiber optic cablepower lineprinter cable

   Part oftelephone system
3. 3.

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

   Broaderrope

   Narrowerground cable

   Part ofsuspension bridge
4. 4.

   a nautical unit of depth

   Synonymscable lengthcable's length

   Broaderlinear unit
5. 5.

   television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver

   Synonymscable television

   Broadertelevision
6. 6.

   a television system that transmits over cables

   Synonymscable televisioncable systemcable television service

   Broadertelevision

1. 1.

   send cables, wires, or telegrams

   Synonymstelegraphwire

   Broadertelecommunicate

   telegraphy

2. 2.

   fasten with a cable

   “cable trees”

   Broaderfasten

Other forms of cable

plural

cables·

past tense

cabled·

present participle

cabling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cable

What does cable mean?

cable means "a telegram sent abroad". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cable?

cable has 2 syllables: ca-ble. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˈkeɪbəl/.

What is another word for cable?

Close synonyms include cablegram, overseas telegram, line, transmission line, cable length. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cable a common word?

cable is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.