Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowden cable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: bow-den -ca-ble
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.

Example Sentences

"Unfortunately, designers apparently forgot that the laws of sliding friction apply inside a Bowden cable just as they do at braking surfaces. The force transmitted by the inner cable is continuously reduced, particularly around bends, according to the formula […]."

Etymology

Uncertain; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden.

Inflected Forms

Bowden cables (plural)

Questions

What does bowden cable mean?: A flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel) relative to a hollow outer housing.
Where does bowden cable come from?: Uncertain; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden.

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