coaxial cable

noun

A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.

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coaxcoax cable
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Meanings

nouncoaxial cable (plural coaxial cables)

plural coaxial cables

  1. businessA transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.

    Packets of Internet data are transmitted around the globe through a network of intercontinental fiberoptic networks, national transmission lines, and lines using phone lines, coaxial cable, satellites, or fiberoptic cable in each region, city, and town.

    2022, Jon M. Garon, Parenting for the Digital Generation, page 171

    Synonyms: coax, coax cable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.

Similar
coaxcoax cable

More synonyms by meaning

nouna transmission line for high-frequency signals

Similar
coaxcoax cable
Broader
cablelinetransmission line
Also see
coax

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 同軸電纜 /同轴电缆
  • 同軸電纜 /同轴电缆 (tóngzhóu diànlǎn)a transmission line
Czech koaxiální kabel
  • koaxiální kabela transmission line
Danish koaksialkabel
  • koaksialkabela transmission line
Finnish koaksiaalikaapeli
  • koaksiaalikaapelia transmission line
French coax, coaxial
  • coaxa transmission line
  • coaxiala transmission line
  • câble coaxiala transmission line
German Koaxialkabel, Koaxkabel
  • Koaxialkabela transmission line
  • Koaxkabela transmission line
Greek ομοαξονικό καλώδιο
  • ομοαξονικό καλώδιο (omoaxonikó kalódio)a transmission line
Icelandic samása kapall
  • samása kapalla transmission line
Japanese 同軸ケーブル
  • 同軸ケーブル (dōjiku kēburu)a transmission line
Polish kabel koncentryczny
  • kabel koncentrycznya transmission line
Portuguese cabo coaxial
  • cabo coaxiala transmission line
Romanian cablu coaxial
  • cablu coaxiala transmission line
Russian коаксиа́льный ка́бель, коаксиа́л
  • коаксиа́льный ка́бель (koaksiálʹnyj kábelʹ)a transmission line
  • коаксиа́л (koaksiál)a transmission line
Spanish cable coaxial
  • cable coaxiala transmission line
Swedish koaxialkabel
  • koaxialkabela transmission line
Cite this entry
APA

coaxial cable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coaxial%20cable

MLA

“coaxial cable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coaxial%20cable. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coaxial cable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coaxial%20cable.

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