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phased array.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

An arrangement of signal emitters or receivers whose relative phases are controlled to form or steer a wave pattern.

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a radar beam steered electronically; signals combined from many elements; acoustic or electromagnetic arrays; scanning without an ordinary rotating dish

Words that belong together

  • a phased-array radar
  • a phased-array antenna
  • a phased-array transducer

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The phased-array radar swept the sector without turning a visible antenna.
The sonar’s phased array focused its response toward the narrow opening.

Related words

phase-controlled arraybeamformingantenna array
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular phased array; plural phased arrays. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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