cable

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since c.1205 as Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Late Latin capulum (“lasso, rope, halter”), from Latin capiō (“to take, seize”). Use of the term "cable" to refer to the USD/GBP exchange rate originated in the mid-19th century, when the exchange rate began to be transmitted across the Atlantic by a submarine communications cable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.bəl/ Rhymes: -eɪbəl === Noun === cable (plural cables) (material) A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. Synonyms: wire rope, cord; see also Thesaurus:string An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. Coordinate term: hawser (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables. (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna. A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable. Synonym: cablegram (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile. Synonym: cable length (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar. (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope. (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cablet ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cable (third-person singular simple present cables, present participle cabling, simple past and past participle cabled) (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s). (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s). (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable. (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable. (intransitive) To communicate by cable. (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling. (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Caleb == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French câble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈkab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈka.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈkab.ble] Rhymes: -ablə, -able === Noun === cable m (plural cables) cable ==== Derived terms ==== cablar cablejar === Further reading === “cable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === calabre, cabre === Etymology === Attested in 1432 as caabre. From Old French chaable (“cable”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkable/ [ˈkɑ.β̞lɪ] Rhymes: -able Hyphenation: ca‧ble === Noun === cable m (plural cables) (material) cable 1432, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Livro do Concello de Pontevedra (1431-1463). Pontevedra: Museo de Pontevedra, page 69: Synonym: cabo === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cable”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cable”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cable”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cable”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “cable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cabel, cabil, cabill, cabul, cabull, cabulle, kabel, kable === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Northern French cable, from Late Latin capulum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaːbəl/, /ˈkaːblə/ === Noun === cable (plural cables or kablen) A cable or strong rope (as used in nautical applications) Any kind of rope or cable; a supporting wire. ==== Descendants ==== English: cable Scots: cable → Middle Irish: cábla Irish: cábla Manx: caabley, caabyl Scottish Gaelic: càball ==== References ==== “cāble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018. == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin capulum. === Noun === cable oblique singular, m (oblique plural cables, nominative singular cables, nominative plural cable) Old Northern French form of chable ==== Descendants ==== French: câble→ Catalan: cable→ Spanish: cable→ Tagalog: kable→ Esperanto: kablo→ Galician: cable→ Dutch: kabel→ Romanian: cablu→ Slovak: kábel→ Swedish: kabel→ Turkish: kablo→ Persian: کابل (kâbl) → Middle English: cable, cabel, cabil, cabill, cabul, cabull, cabulle, kabel, kableEnglish: cableScots: cable→ Middle Irish: cáblaIrish: cáblaManx: caabley, caabylScottish Gaelic: càball == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French câble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkable/ [ˈka.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ca‧ble === Noun === cable m (plural cables) cable, cord wire (colloquial) hand, help ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tagalog: kable === Further reading === “cable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025