coaxial cable

noun

a transmission line for high-frequency signals

• Syn: ↑coax, ↑coax cable

• Derivationally related forms: ↑coax (for: ↑coax)

• Hypernyms: ↑cable, ↑line, ↑transmission line

• Hyponyms: ↑ethernet cable

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noun also coaxial

: a cable consisting of a tube of conducting material surrounding a central conductor held in place by insulators with the whole assembly being covered with insulation and used to transmit telegraph, telephone, and television signals of high frequency — called also concentric cable

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Elect.

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. Also called coax.

[1935-40]

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coaxial cable noun

A cable consisting of one or more coaxial pairs, each a central conductor within an outer tubular conductor

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Main Entry: ↑coaxial

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coaxial cable UK [kəʊˌæksiəl ˈkeɪb(ə)l] US [koʊˌæksiəl ˈkeɪb(ə)l] noun [countable] [singular coaxial cable plural coaxial cables]

a type of very strong wire used for sending large amounts of information at high speeds, for example to cable televisions or computers

Thesaurus: telephones and telecommunication equipment_hyponym

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coaxial cable,

1. an electric cable consisting of a tube of insulated conducting materials surrounding an insulated central conductor that has the same axis. The coaxial cable is used for transmitting many telegraph, telephone, and television signals at the same time. It attenuates high frequencies less than ordinary two-wire cable. Coaxial cables work in pairs: one carries signals in one direction, while the other handles signals in the opposite direction.

2. a large cable containing a circular arrangement of single coaxial cables surrounding interstitial wires at the center, all insulated from one another, capable of conducting simultaneously several video circuits and more than 1,500 telephone circuits.