cable conductors

  • 1cable — cablelike, adj. /kay beuhl/, n., v., cabled, cabling. n. 1. a heavy, strong rope. 2. a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, as used to support cable cars or suspension bridges. 3. a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a… …

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  • 2Cable — /kay beuhl/, n. George Washington, 1844 1925, U.S. novelist and short story writer. * * * (as used in expressions) Cable News Network cable modem cable structure cable television coaxial cable * * * ▪ electronics …

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  • 3Cable tester — A cable tester is an electronic device used to verify the electrical connections in a cable or other wired assembly. Generally a cable tester consists of: # A source of electric current, # A volt meter, # A switching matrix used to connect the… …

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  • 4cable — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin capulum lasso, from Latin capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century 1. a. a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in… …

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  • 5cable — /ˈkeɪbəl / (say kaybuhl) noun 1. a thick, strong rope, often one of several wires twisted together. 2. Nautical a. the rope or chain used to hold a vessel at anchor. b. → cable length. 3. Electricity a stranded conductor typically of copper wire… …

  • 6cable — ca•ble [[t]ˈkeɪ bəl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling 1) a heavy, strong rope 2) mac a very strong rope made of strands of metal wire, used to support cable cars, suspension bridges, etc 3) mac a cord of metal wire used to operate or pull a mechanism 4) civ …

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  • 7cable — ca·ble || keɪbl n. strong cord; thick rope of steel or other metal; group of insulated conductors bound together (Electricity); telegram, cablegram; cable television v. send a telegram, telegraph, wire …

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  • 8cable —    Insulated conductors covered by a flexible water proof sheath …

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  • 9Copper wire and cable — Copper has been used in electric wiring since the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph in the 1820s.[1][2] The invention of the telephone in 1876 proved to be another early boon for copper wire.[3] Today, despite competition from… …

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  • 10ribbon cable — cable which is composed of individual conductors which are lined up next to one another, flat cable …

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