yagi
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈjɑːɡi/
- Specialized
- The engineer installed a yagi antenna on the roof to improve the signal strength for her radio receiver.
Examples
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But many other types of antenna do exist, such as the Yagi or television-style antenna, horn antenna, and dipole antenna.
Academic text (1996) -
This is rabbit ear country or at best Yagi antenna on top of your roof.
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To enhance the reception of distant stations, the radio technician recommended using a yagi antenna.
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During the field test, the yagi antenna outperformed the other antennas in capturing weak signals.
Synonyms
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3.7
A metal device on a roof or car that sends and receives radio and TV signals
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3.2
A metal device on a roof or car that catches radio signals
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4.1
A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point
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5.8
A device that sends or receives radio waves mostly in one direction
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3.9
A long thin metal rod that picks up radio signals for a car or home radio
An antenna that points in one direction with one center rod and several side rods for TV and radio reception
Compounds
- UK
An antenna that points in one direction with one center rod and several side rods for TV and radio reception
How Directional
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- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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5.8
- Specialized
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7.4
- Specialized
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6.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yagi comes from the Japanese engineer Hidetsugu Yagi, who helped invent this kind of directional radio antenna. So a yagi is simply the inventor's name for that long, pointed antenna used to send or receive radio signals in one direction.