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“cables”
Etymology: from Old North French, from Middle Latlin capulum, "lasso, rope, halter for cattle"; from Latin capere, "to take, to seize".
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cap-, cip-, capt-, cept-, ceive, -ceipt, -ceit, -cipient
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cable (verb), cables; cabled; cabling
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“cables”
1. The wires used by the telecommunication industry to transmit electronic signals, e.g. telephone, TV, etc.: The telephone company laid their cables under the streets in Jim's neighborhood.
2. A telegram or electronic message sent from one location to another one: Karen was asked to send a cable to the company's overseas office.
2. A telegram or electronic message sent from one location to another one: Karen was asked to send a cable to the company's overseas office.
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English Words in Action, Group C
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Unit of length of heavy rope or chain for mooring or anchoring a ship: A cable originally was the length of a ship's anchor cable or 120 fathoms (219 meters/720 feet), but now taken as one-tenth of a nautical mile (185.3 meters/608 feet).
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Measurements and Mathematics Terms
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