feedhorn

See also: feed-horn and feed horn

English

Alternative forms

• feed horn
• feed-horn

Etymology

feed +‎ horn

Noun

feedhorn (plural feedhorns)

1. A horn antenna used to convey electromagnetic waves between the transceiver and the reflector.
   • 2007, Johnathan Higgins, chapter 2, in Satellite Newsgathering, →ISBN, page 86:

     The two types of polarization—linear polarization and circular—are each further subdivided and determine how the signall is transmitted (and received) from the feedhorn.