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antenna

an·tenna

UK/ænˈtɛn.ə/ US/æˈntɛnʌ/ fairly common

noun

1.

an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

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2.

sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

  • “he had a special antenna for public relations”
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3.

one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense as a Latin word in the 15th century and as an English word by the end of the 17th century.

Phrases

  • antenna codlet
  • antenna complex
  • antenna pigment
  • antenna protein
  • antenna switch
  • billboard antenna
  • cheese antenna
  • dipole antenna

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