SAUCER

Pronunciation (US):

• SAUCER (noun)
  The noun SAUCER has 4 senses:

1. something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
2. a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
3. directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
4. a disk used in throwing competitions

  Familiarity information: SAUCER used as a noun is uncommon.

• SAUCER (noun)

Meaning:

Something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

disk; saucer; disc

Hypernyms ("saucer" is a kind of...):

round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)

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

intervertebral disc; intervertebral disk (a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two))

dot; point (a very small circular shape)

Meaning:

A small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("saucer" is a kind of...):

flatware (tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece)

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 ("saucer" 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 "saucer"):

scanner (a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area)

Holonyms ("saucer" 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)

Meaning:

A disk used in throwing competitions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

discus; saucer

Hypernyms ("saucer" is a kind of...):

disc; disk (a flat circular plate)

sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)