English Explanatory Dictionary

Bowden cable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Bowden cable Bowden cables

Etymology

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

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