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Yagi-Uda antenna

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of directional antenna with one driven element and one or more parasitic elements; a directional radio or TV antenna consisting of two or more dipoles in the same plane with all dipoles parallel to each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

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History

Etymology

Named after Japanese engineers Hidetsugu Yagi and Shintaro Uda.

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Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 八木天線 /八木天线 (Bāmù tiānxiàn) — type of directional antenna
  • Dutch: Yagi-Uda-antenne — type of directional antenna
  • Dutch: Yagi-antenne — type of directional antenna
  • Polish: antena Yagi — type of directional antenna
  • Polish: antena Yagi-Uda — type of directional antenna