coaxial cable

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. a cable that consists of an insulated conducting tube through which a central, insulated conductor runs, used for transmitting high-frequency telephone, telegraph, digital, or television signals.

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coaxial cable British  

noun

1. Often shortened to: coax.  a cable consisting of an inner insulated core of stranded or solid wire surrounded by an outer insulated flexible wire braid, used esp as a transmission line for radio-frequency signals

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coaxial cable Scientific  

/ kō-ăk′sē-əl /

1. A cable consisting of an electrically conductive wire surrounded by a layer of insulating material, a layer of shielding material, and an outer layer of insulating material, usually plastic or rubber. The purpose of the shielding layer is to reduce external electrical interference. Coaxial cables are used for transmission of high-frequency audio, video, computer network and other signals.

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Etymology

Origin of coaxial cable

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Two cities and their teams are tied together by coaxial cable.

From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2023

The report reveals 47% of homes - 13.7 million - now have 1GBps-capable broadband, provided by full-fibre or the latest coaxial cable networks.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

The cable giant set the launch date for its previously announced technology in parts of the West Coast, enabling residential customers to access superfast high-speed internet connections over existing coaxial cable networks.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2017

As a result, the fifty missiles in each squadron are connected by coaxial cable to ten control centers, assuring redundancy and enabling one center to veto another’s launch decision.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 23, 2016

The meat was always coaxial cable, T-l multiplexers, protocol converters, and the like.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Related Words

• fiber optic cable