cable
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a telegram sent abroad
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Sense 2 verb
send cables, wires, or telegrams
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Sense 3 noun
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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Parts & wholes
Sense 4 verb
fasten with a cable
cable trees
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Sense 5 noun
a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
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Parts & wholes
Sense 6 noun
a nautical unit of depth
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Sense 7 noun
television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
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Sense 8 noun
a television system that transmits over cables
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cable |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | telegram |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegraph |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegram |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | telegrapher |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wirer |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | telegraphy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | telecommunicate |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | cable system |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | telephone system |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coaxial cable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrical cable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fiber optic cable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | power line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | printer cable |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | suspension bridge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rope |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground cable |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | linear unit |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | television |
| 8 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | transmission line |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | television system |