ca|ble|gram

ca|ble|gram
ca|ble|gram «KAY buhl gram», noun.
a message sent across the ocean by underwater cable: »

A brief cablegram…was Emily's first news that he had survived and was freed (Chicago Daily News).


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  • gram-variable — gram vari·able gram ver ē ə bəl, var adj staining irregularly or inconsistently by Gram s stain * * * gram var·i·a·ble (gram varґe ə bəl) appearing to be a mixture of gram positive and gram negative organisms, said of gram positive… …   Medical dictionary

  • ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

  • gram — gram·a·rye; gram; gram·i·ci·din; gram·i·na·ce·ae; gram·i·na·ceous; gram·i·na·les; gram·ine; gram·i·nic·o·lous; gram·i·niv·o·rous; gram·i·nous; gram·ma·log; gram·mar·i·an; gram·mar·less; gram·mat·i·cal; gram·mat·i·cism; gram·mat·i·cize;… …   English syllables

  • pro|gram|ma|ble — «PROH gram uh buhl, gruh muh », adjective. capable of being programmed …   Useful english dictionary

  • mi|cro|pro|gram|ma|ble — «MY kruh PROH gruh muh buhl», adjective. capable of being microprogrammed …   Useful english dictionary

  • cablegram — ca·ble·gram …   English syllables

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • tis — ab·a·tis; ac·ro·der·ma·ti·tis; ad·e·ni·tis; ad·nex·i·tis; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tis·er; aero oti·tis; aero·si·nus·i·tis; agros·tis; al·tis·o·nant; amor·tis·seur; an·ci·pi·tis; an·gi·i·tis; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·tis·tes; an·tis·tro·phe;… …   English syllables

  • Cablegram — Ca ble*gram (k[=a] b l*gr[a^]m ), n. [Cable, n. + Gr. gra mma a writing, a letter.] A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable. Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cablegram — ca•ble•gram [[t]ˈkeɪ bəlˌgræm[/t]] n. tgp a telegram sent by underwater cable • Etymology: 1865–70, amer …   From formal English to slang

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