noun
1. television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
• Syn: ↑cable
• Hypernyms: ↑television, ↑telecasting, ↑TV, ↑video
2. a television system that transmits over cables
• Syn: ↑cable, ↑cable system, ↑cable television service
• Hypernyms: ↑television, ↑television system
• Part Meronyms: ↑cable, ↑line, ↑transmission line
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noun [noncount]
: a system in which television signals are sent through cables rather than through the air — called also cable, cable TV
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a system of broadcasting television programmes along wires rather than by radio waves
See also: ↑cable
Useful english dictionary. 2012.