🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

パラボラアンテナ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: parabora antena

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dish antenna/dɪʃ ænˈtɛn.ə/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"台風の影響でパラボラアンテナの向きがずれてしまった。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A parabolic, bowl-shaped antenna designed to transmit or receive radio waves to and from a communications satellite or terrestrial point.

    "Technicians installed a large dish antenna on the roof to ensure stable high-speed internet connectivity."
  2. 2

    A television receive-only (TVRO) satellite dish used domestically for picking up broadcast signals.

    "Many rural households rely on a small dish antenna to receive their daily television programming."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'dish', derived from Old English 'disc' meaning a plate or flat vessel (via Latin 'discus'), referencing the parabolic reflector's shape, and 'antenna', originating from Latin 'antenna' or 'antennæ' (sail yard), later adopted into radio technology in the late 19th century. Together, the compound emerged in the mid-20th century with the advent of satellite television and microwave communication technologies.

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