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antenna
- /ænˈtɛn.ə/
Rhymes with -ɛnə
Where it comes from
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.
noun antennae · antennas · antennæ
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An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
The overall shape of most insect antennae is elongate and cylindrical, although elaborations into plumose, lamellate, or pectinate forms have arisen many times in different insect lineages.
Similar: feeler
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An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
Similar: aerial
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The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
Most nurses believe they are born with an antenna of sorts, which is able to guide them through clinical practice and help them determine what is right and what is not...
Similar: clairvoyance, acumen, perspicacity
- A fragment of an oligosaccharide
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The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Similar: yard
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aerial, feeler, transmitting aerial, ant, branch, probe, air, dish, node, array, shorty, radiator, slot, satellite, anchor, bunch
Translations
Every language
noun feeler organ
| Español | antena |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 촉각 chokgak, 더듬이 deodeumi |
| 日本語 | 触角 shokkaku, ヒゲ hige |
| 中文 | 觸角 /触角 chùjiǎo, 觸鬚 /触须 chùxū |
| हिन्दी | शृंगिका śŕṅgikā, एन्टेना enṭenā |
| Português | antena |
| Français | antenne |
| Deutsch | Antenne, Fühler |
| Italiano | antenna |
| Ελληνικά | κεραία keraía |
| Română | antenă |
| Русский | ус us, у́сик úsik, анте́нна antɛ́nna, сяжо́к sjažók |
| Tiếng Việt | xúc giác, râu |
| العربية | قَرْن اِسْتِشْعَار qarn istišʕār, زُبَانَى zubānā, مِجَسَّة mijassa |
| עברית | מחוש makhósh, אַנְטֶנָה anténa, מְשׁוֹשָׁה m'shoshá |
Talk about this word "antenna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antenna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. antenna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antenna "antenna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antenna.Cite this
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title = {antenna},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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