🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

パラボリックリフレクター

Pronunciation / Transliteration: paraborikku rifurekutā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dish-Reflector/dɪʃ rɪˈflɛk.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"パラボリックリフレクターは信号の受信を改善しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A concave surface designed to reflect signals or waves, commonly used in satellite dishes.

    "The dish-reflector captured the satellite signals with remarkable clarity."
  2. 2

    A device that uses a parabolic shape to focus electromagnetic waves onto a receiver.

    "Engineers designed the dish-reflector to enhance the performance of the communication system."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dish-reflector' combines 'dish', derived from the Old English 'disc', meaning a flat, shallow container, and 'reflector', from the Latin 'reflectere', meaning to bend back. The term evolved in the 20th century with advancements in technology, particularly in satellite and radio communications.

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