How to Use coaxial in a Sentence

coaxial

adjective
  • Initially, it was conceived to replace coaxial cables and remove the need to drill holes and string wires.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
  • The first thing the eye notices about the S-97 is its twin, coaxial overhead rotors.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The speaker drivers are a coaxial design with a ring tweeter embedded in the woofer of each speaker.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In some smaller towns, cable companies and rural co-ops have extended fiber or coaxial lines.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The company say this is equivalent to two bursts of fire from a tank’s coaxial machinegun with every round hitting.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The coaxial input is ideal for connecting a source like a CD player.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Why the Ukrainian crew didn’t open fire with the tank’s coaxial machine gun, aligned with the bigger main gun, is another mystery.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Secondary weapons include a coaxial machine gun and Spike and Konkurs anti-tank missiles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The fastest internet services today are wired – usually powered by fiber optic lines or coaxial cables.
    — Mike Freeman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • The electrons flow radially from the cylindrical coaxial cathode to the anode.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2020
  • There’s no optical output provided but the coaxial output has a higher bit rate than an optical connection.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • The first flight of a demonstrator vehicle using coaxial rotors took place in June 1973.
    — Thomas Lawrencedavid Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2010
  • Although the speakers don’t come with stands to angle the drivers toward your ears, their coaxial design ensures a fairly clear sound, even without optimal positioning.
    — PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Inside, the JBuds Open feature dual coaxial drivers, pairing 35mm and 12mm units.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This tank was well-armored and featured a short Puteaux 37 mm gun and a coaxial MAC-31 Reibel machine gun.
    — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
  • Its fiber-coaxial network supports fast download speeds up to 2,000 Mbps and budget-friendly entry plans suitable for everyday use.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • For years, American households have largely relied on copper telephone wires or coaxial connections from cable companies to get online.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Optical and coaxial digital inputs enable the connection of devices such as TVs and media players.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • The Ka-52 uses a coaxial rotor system — two rotors on the same axis but rotating in opposite directions.
    — Fox News, 8 May 2018
  • The second is the coaxial lift compound rotor helicopter called Defiant X, built by the Lockheed-Boeing team.
    — Dallas News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The Dragon will have an eight-prop coaxial layout—think octocopter—with 16-kW electric motors, powered by lithium batteries, for each prop.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The team then decided to add this all-important acetone into the outer layer of a coaxial needle, surrounding the silk and dopamine in the inner needle layer to enable the liquid to shoot straight into the air.
    — Sophie Charara, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The antennas clip into the coaxial connectors ranged around the outside of the router and the blades of the antennas are red and black, giving the GX90 a smart sci-fi appearance.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The caliber is worth spotlighting, too, with some 301 parts, including two fast-rotating coaxial barrels that provide a 72-hour power reserve.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Eversolo has also included inputs for optical and coaxial digital sources, such as a CD player.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Its distinctive coaxial rotor system eliminates the need for a tail rotor while improving maneuverability.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026
  • Each axis uses a coaxial dual-motor configuration designed to provide consistent thrust during low-altitude flight.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • These bits include sockets for photomultiplier tubes from the radiation detectors, and coaxial cables used for signals and timing purposes.
    — Emily Elert, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2012
  • From the disc tray to the optical and coaxial digital outputs, Mission claims that every element has been engineered for durability and sonic fidelity.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Alternatively, there’s a coaxial input for hooking up a CD player or other external digital device.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'coaxial.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: