Synonyms for dish antenna


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dish
Phonetic Transcription : dɪʃ


Définition of dish antenna

Origin :
  • Old English disc "plate, bowl, platter," from Latin discus "dish, platter, quoit," from Greek diskos "disk, platter" (see disk). A common West Germanic borrowing; Old High German borrowed the word as tisc "plate," but German tisch now means "table," in common with other later Romanic forms (e.g. Italian desco, French dais). Meaning "particular variety of food served" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "what one likes" is c.1900; that of "attractive woman" is 1920s. Meaning "concave reflector or antenna" attested from 1948.
  • noun bowl-shaped broadcast transmitter

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