Feedhorn

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A horn antenna used to convey electromagnetic waves between the transceiver and the reflector.

    "The two types of polarization—linear polarization and circular—are each further subdivided and determine how the signall is transmitted (and received) from the feedhorn."

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"The two types of polarization—linear polarization and circular—are each further subdivided and determine how the signall is transmitted (and received) from the feedhorn."

Etymology

From feed + horn.

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electromagnetic wavehorn antenna

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