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In a plane containing the direction of the maximum of a lobe of the radiation pattern of an antenna, the full angle between the two directions in that plane in which the radiation intensity is one-half the maximum value of the lobe. </dd>

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use