Walking satellite?[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWERS This enormous blue bowl didn't sprout legs. Last summer, a woman in Anhui province in southeast China carried a satellite dish satellite dish n. A dish antenna used to receive and transmit signals relayed by satellite. satellite dish A parabolic antenna used to receive signals relayed by satellite. on her back. Her hope: The device could receive television signals that would let her tune in to TV broadcasts. This woman lives in a remote area, so signals that emit TO EMIT. To put out; to send forth, 2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. from television stations don't make it all the way to her TV set. Result: fuzzy fuzz·y adj. fuzz·i·er, fuzz·i·est 1. Covered with fuzz. 2. Of or resembling fuzz. 3. Not clear; indistinct: a fuzzy recollection of past events. 4. reception, But a satellite dish can help her TV receive the signals. First, TV stations send signals in the form of light waves to artificial satellites. Then, these human-made devices circling above Earth transmit To send data over a communications line. See transfer. the signals to satellite dishes all over the world-giving people like this woman in Anhui a clear view of her favorite TV program. |
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