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# cable

noun (cable, cables); verb (cable — old: send a telegram)

«cable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope. Cables hold up bridges and pull lifts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#m1)
2. A cable is also a set of wires inside a cover that carries electricity, telephone calls, TV or internet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#m2)
3. Cable TV is television that comes through cables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a length to cut, join or share, measured in metres or feet; or cables counted; cutting into pieces needs one cut fewer than pieces. In science: electric cables are made of copper wire covered with plastic, which does not carry electricity. Safety: never touch a damaged cable or pull a plug by its cable. Phrases: power cable, charging cable, cable car, cable TV, undersea cable.

### Examples

- A cable is 12 m long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x1)
- He cuts the cable into 4 equal pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x2)
- Each cable costs $6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x3)
- The bridge is held by 40 cables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x4)
- My phone needs a charging cable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x5)
- We rode a cable car up the mountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x6)
- Never pull a plug out by its cable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x7)
- The internet cable runs under the sea between countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x8)
- The cable was about as thick as packthread, and the bars of the length and size of a knitting-needle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a cable, cables. A length to cut, join or share. Trap: cutting into 4 pieces needs only 3 cuts. Safety: keep cables away from water.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cable.html) on Mova free.