English noun: saucer |
1. | saucer (shape) something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate |
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| Samples | The moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky.
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| Synonyms | disc, disk |
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| Broader (hypernym) | round shape |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dot, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, point |
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2. | saucer (artifact) a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flatware |
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3. | saucer (artifact) directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
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| Synonyms | dish, dish aerial, dish antenna |
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| Broader (hypernym) | directional antenna |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | scanner |
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| Part meronym | microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radio reflector, radio telescope, radiolocation |
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4. | saucer (artifact) a disk used in throwing competitions |
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| Synonyms | discus |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disc, disk, sports equipment |
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