fresnel zone

fresnel zone definition - computer

Pronounced "fraynel zone." The pattern of electromagnetic radiation that is created by a transmitting station from its antenna to receiving antennas. It is in the shape of an ellipsoid, or 3D ellipse, which looks like an elongated football.



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