DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("directional antenna" is a kind of...):

aerial; antenna; transmitting aerial (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "directional antenna"):

array (an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics)

dish; dish aerial; dish antenna; saucer (directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)

yagi; Yagi aerial (a sharply directional antenna)