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/anˈtenə/,
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antennae, plural; antennas, plural;
  1. Either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods

  2. The faculty of instinctively detecting and interpreting subtle signs
    • - he has the political antennae of a party whip
  3. A rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals

  1. (antenna) an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
  2. (antenna) sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations"
  3. (antenna) one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
  4. An antenna (or aerial) is a transducer that transmits or receives electromagnetic waves. In other words, antennas convert electromagnetic radiation into electric current, or vice versa. ...
  5. (Antenna (band)) Antenna was an American indie rock band active from 1991 to 1994.
  6. (Antenna (biology)) Antennae (singular: antenna) in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes.
  7. (Antenna (Cave In album)) Antenna is the third album by rock group Cave In. It was released in 2003. B-Sides from the album include: "Lift Off", "Day Trader", "Devil's Head Pinata", "Believe In Doubt", & "Harmless, Armless", the latter of which is also known as "Minus World". ...
  8. (Antenna (episode)) This is an episode list for the animated cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. It later became part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. In the early days of Adult Swim, the show was rated TV-PG. ...
  9. (Antenna (film)) Antenna (film) is a 1969 Dutch film directed by Adriaan Ditvoorst.
  10. (antenna) A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal; A device to receive or transmit radio-frequency signal by converting electromagnetic radiation into electrical signal; The faculty of intuitive astuteness
  11. (antennaed) Having antennae
  12. (Antenna) "That part of a transmitting or receiving system which is designed to radiate or to receive electromagnetic waves". An antenna can also be viewed as a transitional structure (transducer) between free-space and a transmission line (such as a coaxial line). ...
  13. (Antenna) A device which increases the efficiency of transmission or reception of radio or radar signals into or from a medium. For instance, transmitting and receiving antennas are the same device.
  14. (Antenna) A device for transmitting and receiving radio waves. Depending on their use and operating frequency, antennas can take the form of a single piece of wire, a dipole a grid such as a yagi array, a horn, a helix, a sophisticated parabolic-shaped dish, or a phase array of active electronic ...
  15. (Antenna (pl., Antennae)) Pair of segmented appendages located on the head and usually sensory in function - the 'feelers'.
  16. (Antenna) Device designed to receive the radio waves broadcast by television stations.
  17. (Antenna) One of two sensory organs located on the head of the bee, which enable bees to smell and taste.
  18. (antenna) A device for radiating or receiving electromagnetic waves.
  19. (Antenna) A conductive structure specifically designed to couple or radiate electromagnetic energy. In RFID systems, the antenna may be used to both transmit and receive electromagnetic energy.
  20. (ANTENNA) A conductor or system of conduction for transmitting or receiving radio signals.
  21. (Antenna) A device that conducts electromagnetic energy. In RFID, an antenna radiates energy in the radio frequency spectrum to and from the RFID tag.
  22. (antenna (pl., antennae; adj., antennal)) A paired, segmented sensory appendage of the head between the compound eyes, which consists of three segments having intrinsic muscles (see also scape, pedicel, and flagellum).
  23. (antenna) (an-TEN-uh): the part of the cell phone or cell phone tower that sends and receives the signals for a call
  24. (Antenna) the device you use to pick up television signals from an over the air broadcast.
  25. The tag antenna is the conductive element that enables the tag to send and receive data. Passive, low- (135 kHz) and high-frequency (13.56 MHz) tags usually have a coiled antenna that couples with the coiled antenna of the reader to form a magnetic field. ...