coaxial cable

noun

: a transmission line that consists of a tube of electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place by insulators and that is used to transmit telegraph, telephone, television, and Internet signals

called also coax cable

Examples of coaxial cable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By the end of the decade, the subterranean copper coaxial cable networks were on the verge of saturation, so some way had to be found to move all that telecommunications traffic in and out of central London. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Integrating these components reduces the number of external coaxial cables previously needed in quantum refrigerators. — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

And in 2006, the county began pursuing data center investments to replace the downturn of its textile, furniture and coaxial cable industries. — Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

On May 9, the suspects cut down fiber-optic and coaxial cables in the 2100 block of Peralta Boulevard, in the city’s Parkmont neighborhood, according to the Fremont Police Department. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coaxial cable

• damnable
• disable
• enable
• roundtable
• timetable
• turntable
• unable
• unstable
• able
• chaebol
• fable
• label

Kids Definition

coaxial cable

noun

co·​ax·​i·​al cable

kō-ˌak-sē-əl-

: a cable that consists of a tube of electrically conducting material surrounding a central conductor and is used to send telegraph, telephone, and television signals