Antonyms for
cables
A long object used to make a physical connection.
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No Antonyms Found for Cables

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All Definitions for Cables

Below are all the dictionary definitions of cables:

1A long object used to make a physical connection.
2A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
3An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
4An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits
5One or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
6A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
7A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
8A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
9A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
10100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
11The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
12A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
13A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
14To provide (something) with cable(s).
15To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
16To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
17To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
18To communicate by cable.
19To ornament (something) with cabling.
20To create cable stitches.
21A surname from Anglo-Norman.
22A place in the United States:
23A census-designated place in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
24An unincorporated community in Haven Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota.
25An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Champaign County, Ohio.
26A town and census-designated place therein, in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
27Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna. [Television received through coaxial cables
28Specifically, a TV service that provides reception to suburbs or other residential areas through utility lines and offering a wide variety of TV channels through satellite reception.]

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About antonyms for cables

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