rotating-loop direction finder

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• direction finder — direction finding. Radio. a receiver with a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, used to ascertain the direction of incoming radio waves. [1910 15] * * * ▪ instrument or  radio direction finder        radio receiver and antenna system for… …   Universalium

• direction finder — direc′tion find er n. rtv a receiver with a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, used to ascertain the direction of incoming radio waves • Etymology: 1910–15 direc′tion find ing, n …   From formal English to slang

• direction-finder — /dəˈrɛkʃən faɪndə/ (say duh rekshuhn fuynduh) noun a contrivance on a radio receiver usually based on a loop antenna rotating on a vertical axis, which ascertains the direction of incoming radio waves …  

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