rhombic aerial

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noun

a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus

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Words nearby rhombic aerial

Rhoecus, rhoicissus, rhomb, rhombencephalon, rhombic, rhombic aerial, rhombo-, rhombohedral, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhomboideus

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How to use rhombic aerial in a sentence

What the people of Mosul now fear most is aerial bombardment of their own city.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crime-fighting penguins, says the trailer, are “masters of the skies, espionage, and aerial assault.”
Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And even that aerial effort is being shortchanged, military insiders tell The Daily Beast.
Drone ‘Shortage’ Hampers ISIS War|Dave Majumdar|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This one, for instance, opens with aerial video of Kobani shot from an “Islamic State drone.”
An ISIS Hostage on the Dark Side|Jamie Dettmer|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When treated with hydrochloric or acetic acid they slowly dissolve and rhombic crystals of uric acid appear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Upon addition of acetic acid they dissolve, and rhombic plates of uric acid appear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The crystals are dark-brown rhombic plates lying singly or in crosses, and are easily recognized (Fig. 83).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She was scared to death that the lightning would strike the house because of the radio aerial.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Yellowish or brown, needle-like or rhombic crystals of hematoidin (Fig. 32) may be seen after hemorrhage into the bowel.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd