cabled


ca·ble

C0004900 (kā′bəl)n.1. a. A strong, large-diameter, heavy steel or fiber rope.b. Something that resembles such steel or fiber rope.2. a. Electricity A bound or sheathed group of mutually insulated conductors.b. A sheathed bundle of optical fibers.3. Nautical a. A heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship.b. A cable length.4. a. Cable television.b. A similar service providing internet access.5. A cablegram.adj. Of or relating to a subscription television or internet service that uses cables to carry signals between local distribution antennas and the subscriber's location.v. ca·bled, ca·bling, ca·bles v.tr.1. a. To send a cablegram to.b. To transmit (a message) by telegraph.2. To supply or fasten with a cable or cables.v.intr. To send a cablegram.
[Middle English, from Old North French, from Late Latin capulum, lasso, from Latin capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
ca′bler n.