COAXIAL


Meaning of COAXIAL in English

— coaxially , adv.

/koh ak"see euhl/ , adj.

1. Also, coaxal /koh ak"seuhl/ . having a common axis or coincident axes.

2. Geom.

a. (of a set of circles) having the property that each pair of circles has the same radical axis.

b. (of planes) intersecting in a straight line.

3. (of a loudspeaker) having two or more cones with their centers mounted on the same axis.

[ 1880-85; CO- + AXIAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .