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# cable

«cable» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thick, strong wire or rope** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A cable is a thick, strong wire or rope. Cables hold up bridges and pull lifts. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#m2)

3) Cable TV is television that comes through cables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x1)
- He cuts the cable into 4 equal pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x2)
- Each cable costs $6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x3)
- The bridge is held by 40 cables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x4)
- My phone needs a charging cable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x5)
- We rode a cable car up the mountain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x6)
- Never pull a plug out by its cable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/#x7)
- The internet cable runs under the sea between countries. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Damaged cables, hot plugs and chargers smothered under bedding are warning signs of a fault that can start a fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/108-laundry-freezer-and-electricity/1/)
- [Never touch or use a frayed cable with wires showing; tell a grown-up.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/108-laundry-freezer-and-electricity/12/)
- [An iron stays hot long after it is switched off, and a dangling cable can be pulled so that the iron falls.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/15-kitchen-and-garden-dangers/12/)
- [Charging cables carry high power, so children never play with them or their plugs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/19-electric-cars-and-charging/8/)
- [A lift is a box on strong cables that run over a wheel at the top of the building.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/26-escalators-and-lifts/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.