thick — 1 /TIk/ adjective 1 THINGS a) measuring a particular amount, especially more than usual, between two surfaces or sides: a thick oak door | Wrap your baby in a thick towel or blanket. | 3 feet/1cm/two inches etc thick: In some places, the walls… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cable — noun 1) a thick cable moored the ship Syn: rope, cord, line, guy, wire; hawser, stay, bridle; choker 2) electric cables Syn: wire, lead; power line … Thesaurus of popular words
cable — noun 1) a thick cable moored the ship Syn: rope, cord, line; Nautical hawser; N.Amer. choker 2) electric cables Syn: wire, lead, cord, power line; Brit. flex … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
cable lock — A thick cable with a lock at one end and which can be wrapped around a bicycle frame and a post to protect the bike from being stolen … Dictionary of automotive terms
cable — [kā′bəl] n. [ME & OFr < LL capulum, a cable, rope < L capere, to take hold: see HAVE] 1. a thick, heavy rope, now often of wire strands 2. the strong, heavy chain attached to a ship s anchor: anchor cables were formerly of rope 3. CABLE… … English World dictionary
cable — has until recently been a mainly countable noun (a cable / this cable) meaning a length of thick rope or wire, or a telegram. With the arrival of cable television, its use as an uncountable noun (AmE, now also BrE) has been reinforced: • I m… … Modern English usage
cable — ► NOUN 1) a thick rope of wire or hemp. 2) an insulated wire or wires for transmitting electricity or telecommunication signals. 3) a cablegram. 4) the chain of a ship s anchor. 5) Nautical a length of 200 yards (182.9 m) or (in the US) 240 yards … English terms dictionary
cable — [[t]ke͟ɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ cables, cabling, cabled 1) N VAR A cable is a kind of very strong, thick rope, made of wires twisted together. The miners rode a conveyance attached to a cable made of braided steel wire... Steel cable will be used to… … English dictionary
cable */*/ — UK [ˈkeɪb(ə)l] / US noun Word forms cable : singular cable plural cables 1) [countable/uncountable] thick wire covered with plastic that is used for carrying electricity or electronic signals 2) [countable/uncountable] strong thick metal rope… … English dictionary
cable — ca|ble1 [ keıbl ] noun ** 1. ) uncount CABLE TELEVISION: The company broadcasts on satellite and cable. 2. ) count or uncount thick wire covered with plastic that is used for carrying electricity or electronic signals 3. ) count or uncount strong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thick Ethernet — Connecting coaxial cable used on an Ethernet network; also known as thicknet. The cable is 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) thick, almost as thick as your thumb, and can be used to connect network nodes up to a distance of approximately 1006 meters… … Dictionary of networking