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Definition of Antenna

1. Noun. An electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals.

2. Noun. Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ. "He had a special antenna for public relations"

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

Definition of Antenna

1. n. A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.

Definition of Antenna

1. Noun. A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. ¹

2. Noun. An apparatus to receive or transmit radio waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal. ¹

3. Noun. The faculty of intuitive astuteness. ¹

4. Usage notes. For multiple ''feelers'' the Anglicised plural, ''antennas'', is used only rarely in scholarly works in the life sciences. In other subjects and in less formal settings, ''antennas'' is found with increased frequency. ¹

5. Usage notes. For multiple ''aerials'' both plural forms are acceptable in scholarly works. The Latinate plural, ''antennae'', is rarer in less formal settings. ¹

6. Usage notes. Some make a distinction between an (term antenna) and an (term aerial), with the former used to indicate a rigid structure for radio reception or transmission, and the latter consisting of a wire strung in the air. For those who do not make a distinction, (term antenna) is more commonly used in the United States and (term aerial) is more commonly used in the United Kingdom. ¹

7. Usage notes. For the faculty of intuitive astuteness, the Latinate plural is used most frequently but both forms are found. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antenna

1. a metallic device for sending or receiving radio waves [n -NAE or -NAS] : ANTENNAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Antenna

1. Origin: L. Antenna sail-yard; NL, a feeler, horn of an insect. A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antenna

antemeridiem antemetic antemetics antemortem antemortem clot antemortem thrombus antemosaic antemundane antemural antemurals

antenatal antenatal diagnosis antenatally antenati antenicene antenna (current term) antennae antennaed antennal antennaless

antennalike antennapedia antennapedia complex antennary antennas antenniferous antenniform antennular antennule antennules

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