coaxial
Americanadjective
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Also coaxal having a common axis or coincident axes.
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Geometry.
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(of a set of circles) having the property that each pair of circles has the same radical axis.
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(of planes) intersecting in a straight line.
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(of a loudspeaker) having two or more cones with their centers mounted on the same axis.
adjective
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having or being mounted on a common axis
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geometry (of a set of circles) having all the centres on a straight line
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electronics formed from, using, or connected to a coaxial cable
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Channeling the fictional 1980s secret agent MacGyver, he unwound the paper clip and stuck it in his TV’s coaxial port to get a signal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
The actual road that led Redick to the Lakers has been lined with coaxial cables, modems and Wi-Fi signals, and is painfully and, at times, beautifully structureless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
Unlike most helicopters, Sikorsky’s bid uses two counter-rotating coaxial main rotors and a pusher propeller that the company says will allow for quicker acceleration and deceleration.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
For years, American households have largely relied on copper telephone wires or coaxial connections from cable companies to get online.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2022
Right now, he and Marty are skipping rope with some coaxial cable.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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