Yagi

noun

Ya·​gi ˈyä-gē How to pronounce Yagi (audio) ˈya- How to pronounce Yagi (audio)
variants or less commonly yagi
: a highly directional and selective shortwave antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor of one or two dipoles connected with the receiver or transmitter and of a set of nearly equal insulated dipoles parallel to and on a level with the horizontal conductor

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Written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi, Claymore is set in a dark, medieval world where humans have been preyed upon by shape-shifting predators called Yoma since ancient times. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025 Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam in September 2024 was one such instance. — Paresh Sagar, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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Etymology

Hidetsugu Yagi †1976 Japanese engineer

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Yagi was in 1943

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“Yagi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yagi. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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