单词 | cable system |
释义 | > as lemmascable system cable system n. a system of traction by cable, or of telegraphy by submarine cables. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > types or systems of multiple telegraphy1876 quadruplex1878 cable system1887 harmonic telegraphy1902 typo-telegraphy1903 telex1932 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle travelling on or by cable > [noun] > system of traction by cable funicular1881 telpherage1883 cable system1887 slacklining1933 1887 J. B. Smith Treat. Cable or Rope Traction Introd. 3 From the capabilities of the ‘cable system’, it is now quite feasible to effect tramway communication in the most hilly districts. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 223/2 This spread of the cable system has naturally followed trade routes. cable system b. (In sense 3d.) cable channel, cable company, cable movie, cable operator, cable service, cable show, cable subscriber, cable system, etc.; cable-carried adj. ΚΠ 1962 Television Soc. Jrnl. 10 88/2 The system to be described, that is the coaxial cable v.h.f. system, was conceived on a rather different basis. 1971 T. Ledbetter in C. Tate Cable Television in Cities 7/2 Cable subscribers in an isolated Pennsylvania town..actually got better reception..than people living in Philadelphia. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 18 Dec. 9/3 The FCC public-access doctrine..requires cable operators regularly to turn over time free or at reduced rate, so local individuals..and community groups can produce their shows. 1981 B. Paulu Television & Radio in U.K. vi. 99 Cable services undoubtedly will continue... Currently the cable companies are losing customers as UHF broadcast coverage improves. 1982 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 14/3 Its arguments are that a free cable system will lower standards, will be unfair to rural communities, and will favour the rich against the poor. 1983 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Jan. 1/4 I got a room with droopy drapes..and free cable movies. 1983 Listener 3 Feb. 38/2 It is here, on the many cable-carried public stations, that Sesame Street can be seen. 1983 Fortune 2 May 125/1 Nickelodeon,..a children's cable channel.., has no ads... Some cable shows for kids carry ads. < as lemmas |
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