Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Squarial" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SQUARIAL

Squarial  [ˈskwɛərɪəl] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUARIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squarial is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUARIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Squarial

The Squarial was a satellite antenna used for reception of the now defunct British Satellite Broadcasting television service. The Squarial was a flat plate satellite antenna, built to be unobtrusive and unique. BSB were counting on the form factor of the antenna to clearly differentiate themselves from their competitors at the time. At the time of development, satellite installations usually required an 80 cm dish in order to receive a clear signal from the transmitting satellite. The smaller antenna was BSB's unique selling point and was heavily advertised in order to attract customers to their service.

Definition of Squarial in the English dictionary

The definition of Squarial in the dictionary is a type of square dish formerly produced by BSB for receiving satellite television. Previous satellite dishes had been round. The Squarial ceased to be produced in 1990.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUARIAL


adversarial
ˌædvɜːˈsɛərɪəl
aerial
ˈɛərɪəl
antimalarial
ˌæntɪməˈlɛərɪəl
aquarial
əˈkwɛərɪəl
ariel
ˈɛərɪəl
calvarial
kælˈvɛərɪəl
conarial
kəʊˈnɛərɪəl
diarial
daɪˈɛərɪəl
estuarial
ˌɛstjʊˈɛərɪəl
filarial
fɪˈlɛərɪəl
malarial
məˈlɛərɪəl
narial
ˈnɛərɪəl
nectarial
nɛkˈtɛərɪəl
ovarial
əʊˈvɛərɪəl
secretarial
ˌsɛkrəˈtɛərɪəl
sectarial
sɛkˈtɛərɪəl
seminarial
sɛmɪˈnɛərɪəl
subaerial
sʌbˈɛərɪəl
urticarial
ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪəl
vicarial
vɪˈkɛərɪəl

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUARIAL

actuarial
bursarial
cancellarial
cercarial
commentarial
commissarial
editorial
garial
gharial
glossarial
herbarial
metacercarial
microfilarial
miliarial
notarial
parial
polyzoarial
prothonotarial
puparial
sacrarial
zoarial

Synonyms and antonyms of Squarial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Squarial» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SQUARIAL

Find out the translation of Squarial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Squarial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Squarial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Squarial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Squarial
570 millions of speakers

English

Squarial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Squarial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Squarial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Squarial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Squarial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Squarial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Squarial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Squarial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Squarial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Squarial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Squarial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Squarial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Squarial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Squarial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चौकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Squarial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Squarial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Squarial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Squarial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Squarial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Squarial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Squarial
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Squarial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Squarial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Squarial

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUARIAL»

The term «Squarial» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Unused
5
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Squarial» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Squarial
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Squarial».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Squarial

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUARIAL»

Discover the use of Squarial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Squarial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Scientist
The company had aimed to be on the air by September, with programmes picked up by the company's "squarial" — a flat aerial — and matching receiver. This equipment will be incapable of receiving transmissions from Sky. BSB had hoped  ...
2
New Scientist
Bristol researchers check the correct temperature at which the controversial "cook -chill' process will kill listeria in various foods Phobos prepares to move into Martian orbit Strange tale of the incredible expanding 'squarial' Power cuts in space ...
3
New Scientist
At issue is whether the department, in fulfilling its responsibilities to protect the British skyline, will allow the company to add the "squarial" to houses which have already erected a circular satellite dish to receive Rupert Murdoch's Sky Channel.
4
New Scientist
Very occasionally, a failed product has a happy ending. This is the case with the " squarial", the revolutionary aerial that earned derision as a receiver for satellite television, but now looks set to help develop an independent telecommunications  ...
‎1993
5
All in the Best Possible Taste: Growing Up Watching Telly in ...
In this case it was more to do with the fact that, while BSB — a bit like Betamax — had the perceived better package, technical problems with the squarial delayed the launch. By the time BSB finally began, its cheaper VHS of a rival had already  ...
Tom Bromley, 2010
6
Full disclosure
Even if technology had been the ultimate arbiter, BSB would have been in trouble : its famous squarial had become a troublesome, expensive gimmick. While BSB was spreading lies about our own technology - claiming, for example, that when ...
Andrew Neil, 1996
7
New Scientist
BSB has already admitted defeat on the 25-centimetre squarial and ordered 40- centimetre aerials from Matsushita in Japan. Alternatively, BSB can wait until its second satellite is launched next summer, and then spread five channels across  ...
8
Bskyb Television Channels: Sky Sports, Sky News, Sky1, Sky ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
9
The setmakers
Even before its feasibility as a mass-produced low-cost item was established, this 'squarial'. measuring only 25cm x 25cm, was a central feature of BSB's advertising. Apart from being less obtrusive than a dish aerial and less vulnerable to bad ...
‎1991
10
New Scientist
BSB is currently spending more than £20 million on advertisements declaring that its much publicised squarial, a flat square aerial which the company has yet to demonstrate in working form, "will be proudly displayed on homes all over Britain ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUARIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Squarial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
It's Time For a Very British Revolution
... out the prospect of another party in power as a threat to distract the electorate from looking at your own agenda has gone the way of the VCR and the Squarial. «The New Republic, Apr 15»
2
Armando Iannucci: It's time for a very British revolution
... out the prospect of another party in power as a threat to distract the electorate from looking at your own agenda has gone the way of the VCR and the Squarial. «New Statesman, Apr 15»
3
Phones 4U goes into administration: Senior mobile operator exec …
... of employees who've been voicing their anger at the way they learned their employer was going the way of the Rabbit phone network, Squarials and Cellnet. «The Independent, Sep 14»
4
9 epic gadget fails
... companies' satellite systems - the amazingly named (and shaped) Squarial and the much less exciting Sky satellite dish - were in direct competition in the UK. «Management Today, Apr 14»
5
The Top 10 most useless gadgets ever invented, according to …
6. Sega Game Gear – the 8-bit handheld console that couldn't compete with Nintendo's GameBoy. 7. The Squarial – the BSB square-shaped rival to the Sky dish. «Birmingham Mail, Apr 14»
6
How 25 years of Sky TV transformed UK television forever
It merged with rival consumer satellite service BSB, remembered principally for its unique squarial antenna, and duly became BSkyB. The satcaster quickly ... «TechRadar UK, Feb 14»
7
They thought it was all over: Why Sky vs BT Sport in the battle for …
British Satellite Broadcasting, the company with the squarial dish, was eventually swallowed up by Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television, right, in 1990. BSB had ... «The Independent, Aug 13»
8
BSkyB's record results mask some serious issues
It also came complete with a relatively natty squarial dish. Release of Sky's results also serves as an annual reminder – at least for some of us – of just what ... «New Statesman, Jul 13»
9
Top 10 rubbish inventions!
7 The Squarial. The name gives you a clue - it's a square-shaped satellite dish. Nice idea perhaps, but wasn't a hit with buyers! Squarial Squarials looked like ... «BBC News, Mar 13»
10
Sinclair C5 voted biggest innovation disaster
7 The Squarial - the BSB square-shaped rival to the Sky dish. 8 E-mailer telephone - the Amstrad-made office “superphone”. 9 Pizza Scissors - spatula/scissor ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Squarial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/squarial>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z