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Coaxial vs Collinear - What's the difference?

coaxial | collinear |

As adjectives the difference between coaxial and collinear

is that coaxial is having a common central axis while collinear is lying on the same straight line.

coaxial

English

Alternative forms

* co-axial

Adjective

(-)
  • (geometry) Having a common central axis.

    • Derived terms

    * coaxial cable

    See also

    * biaxial * monoaxial ----

    collinear

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • lying on the same straight line
  • coaxial

    • Derived terms

    * collinearity * collinearly

    See also

    * coplanar

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