Bowden cable

English thumb Etymology en; its invention is popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet Sir Frank Bowden, but also associated with Ernest Monnington Bowden. 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. en 2004 David Gordon Wilson Bicycling Science third MIT Press 9780262731546 253 https://books.google.com/books?id=0JJo6DlF9iMC&pg=PA253&dq=%22Bowden+cable%22&hl=&cd=9&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Bowden%20cable%22&f=false 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 . Translations cable used to transmit force by the movement of an inner cable Esperanto: eo boudenkablo French: fr câble Bowden m German: de Bowdenzug m Italian: it cavo Bowden m, it guaina f Further reading en eponyms