Cable
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A heavy rope or chain of at least 10 inches thick, as used to moor or anchor a ship (communications) A system for receiving television or Internet service over coaxial or fibreoptic cables Short for cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna A telegram, notably when send by (submarine) telegraph cable A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide with cable(s) To fasten (as if) with cable(s) To wrap wires to form a cable To send a telegram by cable To communicate by cable
Cord
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The string of a musical instrument.A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre/fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ( vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 x 4 x 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.(in plural cords) See cords.a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.