cable
/ˈkeɪbl/noun
उच्चारण केबल
केबल, तार
Basic word
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[C, U]
thick strong metal rope; a set of wires covered in plastic, for carrying electricity or electronic signals; (also cable TV) a system of broadcasting TV programmes along wires
केबल, तार
- a power cable
- cable TV
- The bridge is held up by steel cables.
+ 3 more examples
- An electrician replaced the damaged cable behind the fan.
- We have cable at home, but we mostly watch online.
- Use a short cable to charge your phone.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cable (countable noun) for wires
A thick wire, or several wires covered in plastic, that carries electricity or signals.
मोटा तार या प्लास्टिक से ढके कई तार जो बिजली या संकेत ले जाते हैं।
- The electrician replaced the damaged cable.
- A USB cable connects the phone to the laptop.
cable (uncountable) for TV / broadband
Without an article it means cable television or internet service.
बिना article के इसका अर्थ cable television या internet सेवा है।
- We have cable at home, so we get many channels.
- The match was shown on cable.
cable + object (verb)
An old-fashioned verb meaning to send a message by cable; the person comes directly after the verb.
पुराना verb: cable द्वारा संदेश भेजना; व्यक्ति सीधे verb के बाद आता है।
- He cabled his parents to say that he had arrived safely.
cable + noun
Common compounds: cable car, cable TV, cable-stayed bridge, cable tie.
सामान्य यौगिक: cable car, cable TV, cable-stayed bridge, cable tie।
- Tourists took the cable car to the hilltop temple.
cable in science and engineering
In physics and engineering, a cable can be made of copper, aluminium or optical fibre. Copper cables carry electricity; optical-fibre cables carry light signals.
भौतिकी और इंजीनियरिंग में cable ताँबे, एल्युमीनियम या optical fibre की हो सकती है। ताँबे की cables बिजली और optical-fibre की cables प्रकाश संकेत ले जाती हैं।
- Optical-fibre cables carry data as light.
- Copper cables conduct electricity well.
+Collocations 5
type + cable
powerelectricoptical-fibrechargingHDMIsteel
- An optical-fibre cable runs under the sea.
verb + cable
layconnectplug incutinstallreplace
- Workers laid a new cable along the road.
adjective + cable
livefrayedloosethickoverhead
- Do not touch a live cable with wet hands.
cable + noun
caroperatorTVnetworkbridgechannel
- The cable operator fixed the signal problem.
cable + material
coppersteelaluminiumfibre-optic
- A steel cable holds the lift in the building.
“More examples 6
- A loose cable caused the fan to stop working.
ढीली cable के कारण पंखा चलना बंद हो गया।
- The bridge is held up by thick steel cables.
पुल मोटी इस्पात की cables पर टिका है।
- Radhika plugged the charging cable into the socket and began to study.
राधिका ने charging cable को socket में लगाया और पढ़ाई शुरू की।
- Cable TV reached even the smaller towns in the nineties.
नब्बे के दशक में cable TV छोटे शहरों तक भी पहुँच गया।
- The old telegram was sent as a cable to the overseas office.
पुराना तार विदेश के कार्यालय को cable के रूप में भेजा गया था।
- The engineer checked the underground cable for faults.
इंजीनियर ने भूमिगत cable में खराबी की जाँच की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Cable are lying on the floor.
✓ The cables are lying on the floor.
A plural subject needs the plural noun and a plural verb.
Plural subject के लिए plural noun और plural verb चाहिए।
✗ She cabled to her friend.
✓ She cabled her friend.
The verb 'cable' takes the person directly, without 'to'.
Verb 'cable' के बाद व्यक्ति सीधे आता है, 'to' नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cable car (a vehicle hanging from a moving cable, used in hilly areas), undersea cable, cable-stayed bridge.
Collocations: cable car (चलती केबल से लटकने वाला वाहन, पहाड़ी क्षेत्रों में प्रयुक्त), undersea cable, cable-stayed bridge।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Chenab Bridge and the Anji Khad Bridge (India's first cable-stayed rail bridge) are in Jammu and Kashmir.
चिनाब पुल और अंजी खड्ड पुल (भारत का पहला cable-stayed रेल पुल) जम्मू-कश्मीर में हैं।