coaxial

American  

[koh-ak-see-uhl] / koʊˈæk si əl /

adjective

1. Also coaxal having a common axis or coincident axes.

2. Geometry.

   1. (of a set of circles) having the property that each pair of circles has the same radical axis.

   2. (of planes) intersecting in a straight line.

3. (of a loudspeaker) having two or more cones with their centers mounted on the same axis.

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coaxial British  

/ kəʊˈæksəl, kəʊˈæksɪəl /

adjective

1. having or being mounted on a common axis

2. geometry (of a set of circles) having all the centres on a straight line

3. electronics formed from, using, or connected to a coaxial cable

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• uncoaxial
  adjective
• coaxially
  adverb
• uncoaxal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of coaxial

First recorded in 1880–85; co- + axial

Example Sentences

Soon after, he formed his first cable-television business, Micanopy Cable TV, followed by Coaxial Communications and Telecinema.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

A Dog Star event at the Coaxial Arts Foundation, in downtown L.A., featured Pisaro’s “Beings, Heat and Cold,” in which performers extract sounds from miscellaneous objects that they have retrieved from streets around the venue.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

“They recognize longstanding arts organizations such as Los Angeles Poverty Department and very new organizations like Coaxial that take risks, provoke thought and support artists and ideas that might be overlooked.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2016

Coaxial cables rear out of the ground and dive into the innards of electronic computers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yosh also happens to manufacture some top-notch parts for the new Suzuki LT-R450, the most intriguing being the Coaxial Relay Bypass Module or "Cherry Bomb."

From Time Magazine Archive

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