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DISH ANTENNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Synonyms:
dish; dish aerial; dish antenna; saucer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dish antenna" is a kind of...):
directional antenna (an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dish antenna"):
scanner (a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area)
Holonyms ("dish antenna" is a part of...):
microwave radar; radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation (measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects)
radio reflector; radio telescope (astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources)
