DISH AERIAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does dish aerial mean?
• DISH AERIAL (noun)
The noun DISH AERIAL has 1 sense:
1. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Familiarity information: DISH AERIAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISH AERIAL (noun)
Meaning:
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dish aerial; dish antenna; saucer; dish
Hypernyms ("dish aerial" 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 aerial"):
scanner (a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area)
Holonyms ("dish aerial" 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)