antenna
a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
Zoology. one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects and most other arthropods.
Origin of antenna
1Other words from antenna
- an·ten·nal, adjective
- post·an·ten·nal, adjective
Words Nearby antenna
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Internal antennas provide better WiFi coverage, higher speed, and will permanently rid your home of dead zones.
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Teenage Engineering’s OB-4 ‘magic radio’ is a weird and beautiful wireless speaker | Devin Coldewey | October 1, 2020 | TechCrunchNot only are its signals much stronger at ground level, but the antennas for its microwave frequencies are about 10 times more directional than GPS antennas.
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could make US Army navigation hard to jam | Niall Firth | September 28, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewYour hand will block the signal, so the solution to that is multiple antennas that work around your hand position.
Qualcomm is bringing 5G to everyone with cheap 5G Snapdragon chips | Ron Amadeo | September 3, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThese are ground-based networks of antennas and GPS receivers.
Lightning megaflashes set big new distance and duration records | Carolyn Gramling | July 21, 2020 | Science News For Students
The mission itself is simply a small computer powered by solar cells, with an antenna transmitting at 145.980 MHz.
Luxembourg and China Team Up on Private Mission to the Moon | Matthew R. Francis | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou cannot just come up with a vampire who is green and has an antenna.
Vampires without Glitter or Girl Problems: Inside Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’ | Andrew Romano | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHolding a portable antenna high over his head, he surveyed the area as it emitted a series of telling bleeps.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too | Joanna Eede | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet with the phone simply "on," the scientists found a significant change in brain activity in the areas closest to its antenna.
Study Finds Cellphone Radiation Changes Brain Activity | Claudia Kalb | February 22, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHis cellphone, he says proudly, is the kind that still has an antenna, and he uses it, naturally, only to make phone calls.
For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseI discovered a short between the automatic trigger and the ship's secondary communication antenna.
Indirection | Everett B. ColeArcot pointed toward a tall, oddly-shaped antenna that rose from the highest building of the city.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellThat antenna is similar to those we found on the planets of the Black Star; it's a heat screen.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellAfter making a careful mark on the setting circle, Jason turned the receiving antenna through one hundred eighty degrees of arc.
Deathworld | Harry Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for antenna
/ (ænˈtɛnə) /
plural -nae (-naɪ) one of a pair of mobile appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, etc, that are often whiplike and respond to touch and taste but may be specialized for swimming or attachment
plural -nas another name for aerial (def. 7)
Origin of antenna
1Derived forms of antenna
- antennal or antennary, adjective
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Scientific definitions for antenna
[ ăn-tĕn′ə ]
One of a pair of long, slender, segmented appendages on the heads of insects, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans. Most antennae are organs of touch, but some are sensitive to odors and other stimuli.
A metallic device for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves. Some antennas can send waves in or receive waves from all directions; others are designed to work only in a range of directions.
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