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

But Northwood could not decode the message due to a coaxial cable being plugged into the wrong port. —ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025

Fiber optic cable, in my opinion, is more fragile than traditional solid-copper coaxial cable. —Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025

Back in 2006, the county began pursuing data center investments to replace the downturn of its textile, furniture and coaxial cable industries. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 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. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coaxial cable

• damnable
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• roundtable
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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