SAUCER
Dictionary entry overview: What does saucer mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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)