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
coaxial cable in Electrical Engineering
(koʊælsiəl keɪbəl) or coax cable
Word forms: (regular plural) coaxial cables
noun
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Communication)
A coaxial cable is a way of transmitting electricity that usually consists of one central wire surrounded by an insulator and encased in either a wire mesh or a metal cover.
Each element that makes up the coaxial cable (conductor, dielectric, shield, and jacket) plays an important part in the performance,and needs to be carefully controlled in the manufacturing process.
Coaxial cable carries high-frequency or radio signals on a single conductor surrounded by an insulatingmaterial and contained within an outer conductor.
A coaxial cable is a way of transmitting electricity that usually consists of one central wire surroundedby an insulator and encased in either a wire mesh or a metal cover.
cable
Examples of 'coaxial cable' in a sentence
coaxial cable
Cochran pushed his way through the people, a length of coaxial cable and a pair of pliers in his hand.