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coaxial

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kəʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/
  • US: /koʊˈæk.sɪi.əl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW1 AE1 K S IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a common central axis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Ellipsis of coaxial cable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a common axis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coaxal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English -al English axial English coaxial From co- + axial.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: коаксиален (koaksialen) — having a common central axis
  • Catalan: coaxial — having a common central axis
  • Czech: souosý — having a common central axis
  • Czech: koaxiální — having a common central axis
  • Danish: koaksial — having a common central axis
  • French: coaxial — having a common central axis
  • Greek: ομοαξονικός (omoaxonikós) — having a common central axis
  • Icelandic: samása — having a common central axis
  • Irish: comhaiseach — having a common central axis
  • Italian: coassiale — having a common central axis
  • Japanese: 同軸 (dōjiku) — having a common central axis
  • Manx: co-essylagh — having a common central axis
  • Polish: współosiowy — having a common central axis
  • Portuguese: coaxial — having a common central axis
  • Russian: коаксиа́льный (koaksiálʹnyj) — having a common central axis
  • Russian: соо́сный (soósnyj) — having a common central axis
  • Spanish: coaxial — having a common central axis
  • Vietnamese: đồng trục — having a common central axis