variants
or less commonly yagi
: a highly directional and selective shortwave antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor of one or two dipoles connected with the receiver or transmitter and of a set of nearly equal insulated dipoles parallel to and on a level with the horizontal conductor
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Photograph: Yagi Studio/Getty Images The spread of misinformation is a massive problem online, and generative AI is only helping boost the creation of inauthentic or real-but-repurposed media.
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WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
Using a small Yagi antenna, a low-noise amplifier, and some other gear, HAM radio aficionados should be able to pick up Sprite signals as well.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2014
WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
Using a small Yagi antenna, a low-noise amplifier, and some other gear, HAM radio aficionados should be able to pick up Sprite signals as well.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2014
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Word History
Etymology
Hidetsugu Yagi †1976 Japanese engineer
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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“Yagi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yagi. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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