How to pronounce "coaxial"

[dragonballz]

What's the correct way to pronounce "coax" and "coaxial"?

I've always heard it as CO-AX or CO-AX-EL.
But I remember my highschool computer teacher saying specifially that is incorrect and it is pronounced COKES like plural Coka Colas. Or COKES-EL.

 

[jayoldschool]

co-AXE-e-al

 

[rice rocket]

http://bit.ly/1ie1oEr

 

[C96]

What's the correct way to pronounce "coax" and "coaxial"?

75 ohm cable.

 

[The Cobbler]

coaxial

co·ax·i·al
[koh-ak-see-uhl]

 

[JimVonBaden]

co-AXE-e-al

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

75 ohm cable.

I believe there are more types at 50 ohms, and a few other ratings.
The term CO-AKS-E-L doesn't do much to narrow down the choices.

 

[nosnerd]

Coh AX ee l

 

[jim1987]

KO-AX
KO-AX-AL
"Regional" accent

 

[DIC]

Coax is a nickname for coaxial

 

[66dave]

I usually just call it the cable size... rg6, rg6 quad shield , rg59, rg11...you get the point.

 

[laser3kw]

pronounced "why-ur fer muh sat-ill-ite box"

 

[nehog]

It's regional...

It's ethnic.

It's kōˈaksēəl

and kōks

 

[sselander]

I do not think I have heard anybody say it like this:

How to Pronounce Coaxial

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If you go here, and click on the speaker, you will hear it as [koh-ak-see-uhl]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coaxial

there is an alternative sound as well

 

[andrew_94]

When i was a kid it was:
coax-e-al

as of today it's
co-axe-e-al

 

[Quijote]

coaxial

co·ax·i·al
[koh-ak-see-uhl]

^This^

I've never heard it pronounced a different way. And I hardly ever use the term with respect to cabling/wiring. As an engineer, I use the term most often to describe designs or constrain features.

I've had many professors use the term, people from all over the world, and it has always been as shown above.

It comes from axis. There is the word "axial." The "co" prefix does not change the pronunciation of the word.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/axial

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coaxial?show=0&t=1398258797

 

[buddyboy]

if you want to know how it's correctly pronounced, go to home depot and ask:

"I'm looking for some co-ax-e-al cable, which aisle?"

"what you gonna use it for?"

"I'm going to hook up some TV equipment"

"what kind of TV?"

"I just need the cable"

"why don't you get one of them hulu boxes? screw that cable company"

"ok thanks, I'm gonna walk over towards all those fans and lights hanging down, I bet that's where you keep that stuff"

 

[dragonballz]

Maybe my teacher thought it was pronounced like the other "coax" word.

Little timmy doesnt want to go to school so I will coax him into going.

 

[Kevin54]

It's pronounced "coaxial"

 

[Falcon67]

QUACK-sul KA-bull (in Texas)

 

[phred]

Wire

 

[jkwilson]

The word is based on axial, not coax. You have two conductors along the same axis and they are co-axial, shortened to coaxial.

 

[Professur]

What's the correct way to pronounce "coax" and "coaxial"?

I've always heard it as CO-AX or CO-AX-EL.
But I remember my highschool computer teacher saying specifially that is incorrect and it is pronounced COKES like plural Coka Colas. Or COKES-EL.

We regret to inform you, but you were taught by an id-ten-tee

 

[dragonballz]

The word is based on axial, not coax. You have two conductors along the same axis and they are co-axial, shortened to coaxial.

Makes sense!

 

[dragonballz]

We regret to inform you, but you were taught by an id-ten-tee

He must have been using the revision #: ID-10-T of the textbook

 

[czervika]

I pronounce it, indicator.

 

[GRUMPYR]

Wire

waaaaer

how about especially? Hint, it's not expeshaly...

 

[JDishong]

very educational thread going ...

Now, how to pronounce "Garage"?? Is is "Gay-Rog" or "GUROG" .. I am so confused.

 

[lynnbilodeau]

QUACK-sul KA-bull (in Texas)

Isn't that where they have all those radio arm saws?

 

[monomach]

What's the correct way to pronounce "coax" and "coaxial"?

I've always heard it as CO-AX or CO-AX-EL.
But I remember my highschool computer teacher saying specifially that is incorrect and it is pronounced COKES like plural Coka Colas. Or COKES-EL.

Co-ax is indeed the proper way to pronounce the shortened version. Co-ax-el is wrong. Your high school teacher was even further off.

It's co-aks-e-ul. It's the prefix "co" followed by the word "axial."

 

[Falcon67]

We keep our radio arm saws safe behind the bob wire fence.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

KO-AX-EE-UL for sure, I've never, ever heard KO-AK-SHUL like that youtube vid is saying, anywhere.

 

[lynnbilodeau]

We keep our radio arm saws safe behind the bob wire fence.

touche'

 

[Sheriff245]

It's Co-Axe, y'all.

 

[Sheriff245]

very educational thread going ...

Now, how to pronounce "Garage"?? Is is "Gay-Rog" or "GUROG" .. I am so confused.

The word garage comes from French. Some sounds in the actual word don't exist in the English language.