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direction finder
n. Abbr. DF
A device for determining the source of a transmitted signal, consisting mainly of a radio receiver and a coiled rotating antenna.
direction finder
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a highly directional aerial system that can be used to determine the direction of incoming radio signals, used esp as a navigation aid Abbreviations D/F, DF
direction finding  n
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Noun1.direction finder - radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
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
receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
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direction finder [dɪˌrɛkʃənˈfaɪndəʳ] n → radiogoniometro
direction finder [dɪˌrɛkʃənˈfaɪndəʳ] n → radiogoniometro


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On 30 August 1956 the Air Coordinating Committee approved a common military-civil short-range air navigation system called VORTAC, which combined TACAN with the Civil Aeronautic Authority's very high frequency omnirange direction finder.
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