Phrase guide

coaxial cable

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A transmission line, consisting of a conducting wire surrounded by an insulated spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath; used to carry high frequency signals such as TV.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, communications, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, telecommunications

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a transmission line for high-frequency signals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coax, coax cable

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cable, line, transmission line

Narrower terms: ethernet cable

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 同軸電纜 /同轴电缆 (tóngzhóu diànlǎn) — a transmission line
  • Czech: koaxiální kabel — a transmission line
  • Danish: koaksialkabel — a transmission line
  • Finnish: koaksiaalikaapeli — a transmission line
  • French: coax — a transmission line
  • French: coaxial — a transmission line
  • French: câble coaxial — a transmission line
  • German: Koaxialkabel — a transmission line
  • German: Koaxkabel — a transmission line
  • Greek: ομοαξονικό καλώδιο (omoaxonikó kalódio) — a transmission line
  • Icelandic: samása kapall — a transmission line
  • Japanese: 同軸ケーブル (dōjiku kēburu) — a transmission line
  • Polish: kabel koncentryczny — a transmission line
  • Portuguese: cabo coaxial — a transmission line
  • Romanian: cablu coaxial — a transmission line
  • Russian: коаксиа́льный ка́бель (koaksiálʹnyj kábelʹ) — a transmission line
  • Russian: коаксиа́л (koaksiál) — a transmission line
  • Serbo-Croatian: коаксијалац — a transmission line
  • Serbo-Croatian: koaksijalac — a transmission line
  • Spanish: cable coaxial — a transmission line
  • Swedish: koaxialkabel — a transmission line