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1. Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
   "the moon's saucer hung in a cloudless sky";
   - disk [N. Amer], disc
    
2. A small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
    
3. Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
   - dish, dish aerial, dish antenna
    
4. A disk used in throwing competitions
   - discus

Derived forms: saucers

Type of: directional antenna, disc, disk [N. Amer], flatware [N. Amer], round shape, sports equipment

Part of: microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radio reflector, radio telescope, radiolocation

Encyclopedia: Saucer, Alabama