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DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle
Classified under:
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)