coaxial
coaxial Lexical Profile
coaxial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Designating an electrical cable, transmission line, or loudspeaker in which one conductor or component is centered inside and insulated from an outer tubular conductor or component.
"The technician connected the television to the wall outlet using a shielded coaxial cable."
Having a common axis or coincidental axes, as in geometric figures or mechanical components.
"The helicopter design utilizes two coaxial rotors that spin in opposite directions to maintain stability."
• noun
A coaxial cable or transmission line used for transmitting high-frequency electrical signals.
"They replaced the aging copper coaxial with modern fiber-optic lines to increase internet speeds."
• Rhymes for coaxial
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from the prefix co- ('together') and axial (from Latin axis, meaning 'axle' or 'pivot').