Cable
noun
A thick cord of wire used to send information or electricity.
The electrician is fixing the cable
Often appears as...
- cable line
- cable network
noun
A system or service that sends television programs through wires.
We get many channels because we have cable
Often appears as...
- cable television
- cable subscription
noun
A heavy, thick rope, made from steel or hemp, used in ships.
He tied the boat to the dock with a cable
Often appears as...
- cable length
- anchor cable
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To send a message by electronic cable.
He cabled the news to his headquarters
Often appears as...
- cable a message
- cable an order
Usage tips
Formal, Obsolete
noun
A thick cord of wire used to send information or electricity.
The electrician is fixing the cable
Often appears as...
- cable line
- cable network
noun
A system or service that sends television programs through wires.
We get many channels because we have cable
Often appears as...
- cable television
- cable subscription
noun
A heavy, thick rope, made from steel or hemp, used in ships.
He tied the boat to the dock with a cable
Often appears as...
- cable length
- anchor cable
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To send a message by electronic cable.
He cabled the news to his headquarters
Often appears as...
- cable a message
- cable an order
Usage tips
Formal, Obsolete
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Material Conductor
Cables are often made of metal to conduct electricity or signals efficiently.
The copper cable transmitted electricity to the building.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Context
Mentioning 'cable' often implies technology, such as internet or power supply.
The technician checked the internet cable for issues.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Cable can refer to the actual wire, not just the system it belongs to.
She tripped over a cable on the floor.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Conductor
Cables are often made of metal to conduct electricity or signals efficiently.
The copper cable transmitted electricity to the building.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Context
Mentioning 'cable' often implies technology, such as internet or power supply.
The technician checked the internet cable for issues.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Cable can refer to the actual wire, not just the system it belongs to.
She tripped over a cable on the floor.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Conductor
Cables are often made of metal to conduct electricity or signals efficiently.
The copper cable transmitted electricity to the building.
Pro Tip 2/3Technology Context
Mentioning 'cable' often implies technology, such as internet or power supply.
The technician checked the internet cable for issues.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Object
Cable can refer to the actual wire, not just the system it belongs to.
She tripped over a cable on the floor.
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Welcome to the...
thousands of miles from the high voltage cable over the place it's like what happened with landline phones versus cellular phones in love developed countries they just didn't do the landline phones they just we're straight cellulose we actually did the calculations say like what would it take to transition the whole world to its sustainable
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Is there a reproducibilit...
Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly. In time, the error was tracked to a single incorrectly connected fiber optic cable.
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String theory - Brian...
in two varieties there might be big easy to see dimensions but there might also be tiny curled up dimensions curled up so small even though they're all around us that we don't see them let me show you that one visually so imagine you're looking at something like a cable supporting a traffic lights in Manhattan
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The Silk Road:...
are now circumvented through super sonic vehicles, cross-continental communication cables, and signals beamed through space rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
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From pacifist to spy:...
When an officer spotted her hanging her aerial, she chatted about her passion for listening to music on the radio– and charmed him into helping her set up the cable. In her entire four month tenure, her sharp wits and stealth never failed her. But her charm had inspired lethal jealousy.
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Young Hyena Breaks...
oh they've pulled the cable out i don't believe it they're chewing it that's not good at all that's a shame because they just plucked up the courage to come right up to the camera so the camera did give us the opportunity to find out a bit more about them i think from our point of view
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How batteries work -...
In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science. They allow smartphones and other technologies to exist without anchoring us to an infernal tangle of power cables.
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Making sense of string...
but there might also be tiny, curled-up dimensions, curled up so small, even though they're all around us, that we don't see them. Let me show you that one visually. So, imagine you're looking at something like a cable supporting a traffic light.
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One of the most epic...
These shorter structures held up their decks with diagonal cables that ran directly to support towers. By adding these additional cables, Roebling improved the bridge’s stability, while also reducing the weight on its anchor cables.
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Paving the way towards...
mobile phone lines overtook fixed lines around the turn of the century we have also heard that what what that Africa's wireless sector is the fastest growing in the whole world more fiber optic cables are being planned to connect
Video examples
Welcome to the...
thousands of miles from the high voltage cable over the place it's like what happened with landline phones versus cellular phones in love developed countries they just didn't do the landline phones they just we're straight cellulose we actually did the calculations say like what would it take to transition the whole world to its sustainable
Video examples
Is there a reproducibilit...
Despite six months of double checking, the bizarre discovery refused to yield. But rather than celebrating a physics revolution, the researchers published a cautious paper arguing for continued research in an effort to explain the observed anomaly. In time, the error was tracked to a single incorrectly connected fiber optic cable.
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
in two varieties there might be big easy to see dimensions but there might also be tiny curled up dimensions curled up so small even though they're all around us that we don't see them let me show you that one visually so imagine you're looking at something like a cable supporting a traffic lights in Manhattan
Video examples
The Silk Road:...
are now circumvented through super sonic vehicles, cross-continental communication cables, and signals beamed through space rather than caravans traveling for months, none of it would have been possible without the pioneering cultures whose efforts created the Silk history's first world wide web.
Video examples
From pacifist to spy:...
When an officer spotted her hanging her aerial, she chatted about her passion for listening to music on the radio– and charmed him into helping her set up the cable. In her entire four month tenure, her sharp wits and stealth never failed her. But her charm had inspired lethal jealousy.
Video examples
Young Hyena Breaks...
oh they've pulled the cable out i don't believe it they're chewing it that's not good at all that's a shame because they just plucked up the courage to come right up to the camera so the camera did give us the opportunity to find out a bit more about them i think from our point of view
Video examples
How batteries work -...
In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science. They allow smartphones and other technologies to exist without anchoring us to an infernal tangle of power cables.
Video examples
Making sense of string...
but there might also be tiny, curled-up dimensions, curled up so small, even though they're all around us, that we don't see them. Let me show you that one visually. So, imagine you're looking at something like a cable supporting a traffic light.
Video examples
One of the most epic...
These shorter structures held up their decks with diagonal cables that ran directly to support towers. By adding these additional cables, Roebling improved the bridge’s stability, while also reducing the weight on its anchor cables.
Video examples
Paving the way towards...
mobile phone lines overtook fixed lines around the turn of the century we have also heard that what what that Africa's wireless sector is the fastest growing in the whole world more fiber optic cables are being planned to connect
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Shane Carruth
American Writer
Whether you are liberal or conservative, people seem to know the talking points for whatever the issue of the day is. Very rarely does it seem like these are opinions that people are coming up with themselves; it's like they watched the right cable news channel, and now they know what they are supposed to think, and they repeat that.
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Zach McGowan
American Actor
As you do on any cable series, if they introduce you as the villain, then you better start working towards making him a really good guy, or if they introduce you as a really good guy, then you better start working towards being the villain. Your character has to go somewhere, or else they become very uninteresting.
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Ted Turner
American Businessman
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
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Warren Beatty
American Actor
I think I've been lucky enough not to have to do movie after movie after movie for financial reasons, so I've been able to live life and also make movies. I didn't have to grind them out. I could go long periods where I was living life rather than tripping over cables.
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Leslie Moonves
American Businessman
Broadcasting for advertisers is still the best game in town, and they know it. Look, I admire a lot of the shows on cable. I think 'Mad Men' is wonderful. I think 'Breaking Bad' is wonderful. But let's remember they're about one-tenth the audience of NCIS.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features.
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Win Butler
American Musician
I found out a lot of stuff through MTV, and I didn't even have cable, I just saw it at friends' houses. But my culture in junior high was totally influenced by it.
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Phoebe Robinson
American Comedian
I started watching 'Daria' when I was in college because I didn't have cable growing up. It's such a smart show with a different type of female character.
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
Flip through the channels, and there is no denying it: The world of cable news - and their network chat-show brethren - is very, very white.
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Juan Williams
American Journalist
Cable would not translate into the public radio universe.
Quote examples
Shane Carruth
American Writer
Whether you are liberal or conservative, people seem to know the talking points for whatever the issue of the day is. Very rarely does it seem like these are opinions that people are coming up with themselves; it's like they watched the right cable news channel, and now they know what they are supposed to think, and they repeat that.
Quote examples
Zach McGowan
American Actor
As you do on any cable series, if they introduce you as the villain, then you better start working towards making him a really good guy, or if they introduce you as a really good guy, then you better start working towards being the villain. Your character has to go somewhere, or else they become very uninteresting.
Quote examples
Ted Turner
American Businessman
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
Quote examples
Warren Beatty
American Actor
I think I've been lucky enough not to have to do movie after movie after movie for financial reasons, so I've been able to live life and also make movies. I didn't have to grind them out. I could go long periods where I was living life rather than tripping over cables.
Quote examples
Leslie Moonves
American Businessman
Broadcasting for advertisers is still the best game in town, and they know it. Look, I admire a lot of the shows on cable. I think 'Mad Men' is wonderful. I think 'Breaking Bad' is wonderful. But let's remember they're about one-tenth the audience of NCIS.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
I act probably a lot more than you see. I happen to choose movies that don't have much of a life, or I choose movies that are shown on cable instead of as features.
Quote examples
Win Butler
American Musician
I found out a lot of stuff through MTV, and I didn't even have cable, I just saw it at friends' houses. But my culture in junior high was totally influenced by it.
Quote examples
Phoebe Robinson
American Comedian
I started watching 'Daria' when I was in college because I didn't have cable growing up. It's such a smart show with a different type of female character.
Quote examples
Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
Flip through the channels, and there is no denying it: The world of cable news - and their network chat-show brethren - is very, very white.
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Juan Williams
American Journalist
Cable would not translate into the public radio universe.
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