antenna

[ an-ten-uh ]

/ ænˈtɛn ə /

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noun, plural an·ten·nas for 1, an·ten·nae

[an-ten-ee] /ænˈtɛn i/ for 2.

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.

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Origin of antenna

1640–50; <Latin: a sailyard

OTHER WORDS FROM antenna

an·ten·nal, adjectivepost·an·ten·nal, adjective

Words nearby antenna

antemortem, antemundane, antenatal, antenave, ante-Nicene, antenna, antenna array, antennary, antennate, antennifer, antennule

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How to use antenna in a sentence

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These are ground-based networks of antennas and GPS receivers.
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Holding a portable antenna high over his head, he surveyed the area as it emitted a series of telling bleeps.
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Yet with the phone simply "on," the scientists found a significant change in brain activity in the areas closest to its antenna.
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His cellphone, he says proudly, is the kind that still has an antenna, and he uses it, naturally, only to make phone calls.
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British Dictionary definitions for antenna

antenna

/ (ænˈtɛnə) /

noun

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)

Derived forms of antenna

antennal or antennary, adjective

Word Origin for antenna

C17: from Latin: sail yard, of obscure origin

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Scientific definitions for antenna

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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