coax

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a transmission line for high-frequency signals
  2. verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Etymology

Originally (1586) in the slang phrase to make a coax of, from earlier noun coax, cox, cokes "fool, simpleton", itself of obscure origin, perhaps related to cock (“male bird, pert boy”). The modern spelling is from 1706.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coaxial cable, coax cable

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