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radome

radome

1 9.9
A dome-shaped cover that protects a radar antenna while letting radio waves pass
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪˌdoʊm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radomo
  • It had a radome on its spine that had been taken off an NC-135 "Big Crow."

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The satellite dish was enclosed in a radome to shield it from the elements.

Synonyms

radar dome
vsradome
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A rounded cover that protects a radar antenna and lets radio waves pass

means the same but is an alternative phrase used interchangeably

Surface Forms

radome singular
radomes plural

Morphology

radome = radar + dome (transparent) = radar + dome

The word is a straightforward blend of 'radar' and 'dome', and its meaning (a dome protecting radar equipment) is directly predictable.

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.