rectenna

[ rek-ten-uh ]

noun

1. a piece of electrical equipment consisting of an antenna accompanied by a diode to rectify the electromagnetic energy it receives, changing it into direct current: used to enable wireless transmission and to convert solar energy to electricity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rectenna¹

First recorded in 1960–65; rec(tifying) + ant(enna) ( def )

Example Sentences

"What is great about this technique is that we can also print the digital information onto the rectenna, meaning that everything you need for wireless communication is in one place," co-author of the study Gyoujin Cho told the IoP.

From BBC

The rectenna is printed using five different electronic inks.

From BBC

Researchers from Sunchon National University and the Paru Printed Electronics Research Institute spent four years developing the printed rectenna.

From BBC

The rectenna uses radio waves emitted from a smartphone to transmit data to it from a tiny chip.

From BBC

But he pointed out that a satellite's beam would always be locked on target; in fact, it would disperse altogether if the satellite did not receive continuous electronic cues from a transmitter in the rectenna.

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