dipole antenna

noun

An antenna with a single, linear element, so energized that the RF current has a node only at each end.

Meanings

noundipole antenna (plural dipole antennas or dipole antennae)

plural dipole antennas · plural dipole antennae

  1. broadcastingAn antenna with a single, linear element, so energized that the RF current has a node only at each end.

    Synonyms: doublet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn antenna with a single, linear element, so energized that the RF current has a node only at each end.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounan aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center

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Broader
antennaaerialtransmitting aerial
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish dipoliantenni
  • dipoliantenniantenna with single, linear element, so energized that the RF current has a node only at each end
Swedish dipolantenn
  • dipolantennantenna with single, linear element, so energized that the RF current has a node only at each end
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Chicago

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