1. A small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table
   "She placed the teacup carefully on its matching saucer"
    
2. Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
   "the moon's saucer hung in a cloudless sky";
   - disk [N. Amer], disc
    
3. Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
   "The radio telescope's saucer picked up signals from deep space";
   - dish, dish aerial, dish antenna
    
4. A disk used in throwing competitions
   "The athlete threw the saucer for maximum distance";
   - 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