"Bowden cable" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Bowden cables [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bowden cable (plural Bowden cables)
  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. Wikipedia link: Ernest Monnington Bowden, Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet Translations (cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable): boudenkablo (Esperanto), câble Bowden [masculine] (French), Bowdenzug [masculine] (German), cavo Bowden [masculine] (Italian), guaina [feminine] (Italian)

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