coaxial
adjective
co·ax·i·al
(ˌ)kō-ˈak-sē-əl 
1
: having coincident axes
2
: mounted on concentric shafts
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Although the number of cables proliferated, their speed and capacity stagnated until the introduction of two key advances during the 1920s and 1930s: coaxial copper cores and polyethylene insulation, which allowed individual cables to carry multiple voice channels and provided improved durability.
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Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
The first flight of a demonstrator vehicle using coaxial rotors took place in June 1973.
—Thomas Lawrencedavid Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
The movement features twin technology, an innovative system that combines two coaxial barrels to the achieve its extreme slenderness of 3.3 mm.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
Backup armament comes in the form of a coaxial 7.62-millimeter machine-gun and a remote-control 12.7-millimeter anti-aircraft machine gun.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
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Robert Martinage, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2015
The first flight of a demonstrator vehicle using coaxial rotors took place in June 1973.
—Thomas Lawrencedavid Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
The movement features twin technology, an innovative system that combines two coaxial barrels to the achieve its extreme slenderness of 3.3 mm.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2023
Backup armament comes in the form of a coaxial 7.62-millimeter machine-gun and a remote-control 12.7-millimeter anti-aircraft machine gun.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2023
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“Coaxial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaxial. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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