keɪ.bl keɪ.bl ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæf waɪə(ɹ) ˈwaɪɚ send cables, wires, or telegrams fasten with a cable cable trees a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire a television system that transmits over cables a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power a telegram sent abroad television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver a nautical unit of depth