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Yagi antenna

Syllabification: (Ya·gi an·ten·na)
Pronunciation: /ˈyägē, ˈyagē/

Definition of Yagi antenna

noun

  • a highly directional radio antenna made of several short rods mounted across an insulating support and transmitting or receiving a narrow band of frequencies.

Origin:

1940s: named after Hidetsugu Yagi (1886–1976), Japanese engineer

Yagi antenna in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Yagi antenna in the British & World English dictionary