coaxial cable

coaxial cable

n.

A cable consisting of a conducting outer metal tube enclosing and insulated from a central conducting core, used primarily for the transmission of high-frequency signals. Also called coaxial line.

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coaxial cable

n

(Electronics) a cable consisting of an inner insulated core of stranded or solid wire surrounded by an outer insulated flexible wire braid, used esp as a transmission line for radio-frequency signals. Often shortened to: coax

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coax′ial ca′ble

n.

a cable with an insulated tube through which an insulated conductor runs, transmitting high-frequency telephone, telegraph, digital, or TV signals.

[1935–40]

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coaxial cable - a transmission line for high-frequency signals coax, coax cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power ethernet cable - any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets

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