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coaxial

coaxial

6 7.5
Having the same center line, like two tubes that turn around the same center
  • adjective
  • /koʊˈæksɪəl/
  • Specialized
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  • "Once the signals arrived in Savannah, they were sent under Savannah streets in coaxial cable to the local television station."
  • coaxial cable
  • coaxial cable system

These are also known as coaxial plugs, a belinley plug or an IEC plug.

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Examples

  • And now with the coaxial cable...!

    The Seven Year Itch (1955)

  • The signal can be broadcast using traditional terrestrial techniques or through the coaxial cable currently installed in many homes.

    Academic text (1998)

  • "Four feet of coaxial cable?"

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Raymond spots a large spool of coaxial cable.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • We've got digital audio out in coaxial and optical flavors.

  • The SS700 synchro-shuttle gearbox offers a coaxial pump drive.

    Academic text (2002)

  • If the carrier beam and the CO2 beam are not exactly coaxial, the surgical beam may not be delivered precisely where it is needed.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Some highways will be made of fiber optics, others of coaxial cable, and others will be wireless (1993).

    Academic text (1997)

  • The rack terminated two fat coaxial cables, one tagged "UniNet" and the other "Lab."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The technician installed a new coaxial cable to improve the internet connection in the building.

Synonyms

coaxal
vscoaxial
  • Specialized
9.9

Having the same center line so parts rotate or line up together

has the same meaning but is an alternative spelling

Compounds

coaxial cable
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A cable with an inner wire and a metal outer shield that carries TV and internet signals

How Coaxial

coaxial
  • Specialized
6 7.5
aligned
3.7
skewed
5 4.7

Surface Forms

coaxial positive

Morphology

coaxial = axial (transparent) = co + axial

The meaning is clearly derived from 'axial' with the prefix 'co-' indicating shared or common.

Etymology

Coaxial comes from the prefix co- meaning 'together' and axial, from axis meaning 'center line' or 'axle'. So something coaxial has parts placed 'together on the same axis', like two cylinders or wheels that turn around the same axle.