DIRECTION FINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does direction finder mean? 

• DIRECTION FINDER (noun)
  The noun DIRECTION FINDER has 1 sense:

1. radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

  Familiarity information: DIRECTION FINDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIRECTION FINDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("direction finder" is a kind of...):

receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "direction finder"):

goniometer (direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals)

radio compass (a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals)