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TRANSMITTING AERIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
Synonyms:
aerial; antenna; transmitting aerial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("transmitting aerial" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "transmitting aerial"):
dipole; dipole antenna (an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center)
directional antenna (an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle)
nondirectional antenna; omnidirectional antenna (an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions)
Holonyms ("transmitting aerial" is a part of...):
receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)
sender; transmitter (set used to broadcast radio or tv signals)
