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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun 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.

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  • noun 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.

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  • noun a transmission line for high-frequency signals

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