radome
- noun
- /ˈreɪˌdoʊm/
- Specialized
- It had a radome on its spine that had been taken off an NC-135 "Big Crow."
Examples
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Marconi S649 surveillance radar and HF200 height-finding radar are enclosed in "golf ball" radomes at Saxa Vord air base.
Academic text (1990) -
The site currently houses two 26-meter radio telescopes, as well as one radome-covered 12.2-meter radio telescope and one 4.6-meter radio telescope.
Academic text (2000) -
"The radome could probably shut down all communications in and out of Rapid City.
Fiction book (1991) -
So we actually had, you just can't go and buy a radome for a demon anymore.
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The 37-m telescope is under the radome in the background.
Academic text (2004) -
PHOTO (COLOR): A radome houses a 12.2-meter radio telescope.
Academic text (2005) -
"Ouch... that hurt C.R. from his radome all the way to his tail rotor, which was starting to hurt anyway.
Fiction book (1999) -
Donning a yellow hardhat and walking into the enormous radome enclosing the 37-m radio telescope at MIT Haystack Observatory, they often drop their jaws in wonder.
Academic text (2004) -
The new radome protects the radar antenna from harsh weather conditions.
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The satellite dish was enclosed in a radome to shield it from the elements.
Synonyms
A rounded cover that protects a radar antenna and lets radio waves pass
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Radome comes from the words radar and dome, and literally means a 'dome for radar'. So a radome is a dome that lets radio waves pass while keeping the antenna safe from weather.