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ra·dome (dōm′)

noun

a dome-shaped housing for protecting a radar antenna, esp. on aircraft, without modifying its electromagnetic radiation

Etymology: ra(dar) + dome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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