Word forms: plural antennae (ænteniː), plural antennaslanguage note: antennas is the usual plural form for meaning [sense 2].
1. countable noun [usually plural]
The antennae of something such as an insect or crustacean are the two long, thin parts attachedto its head that it uses to feel things with.
2. countable noun
An antenna is a device that sends and receives television or radio signals.
More Synonyms of antenna
antenna in British English
(ænˈtɛnə)
noun
1. Word forms: 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
2. Word forms: plural-nas another name for aerial (sense 7)
Derived forms
antennal (anˈtennal) or antennary (anˈtennary)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin: sail yard, of obscure origin
antenna in American English
(ænˈtɛnə)
noun
1. Word forms: pluralanˈtennae (ænˈtɛni) or anˈtennas
either of a pair of movable, jointed sense organs on the head of most arthropods, as insects, crabs, or lobsters; feeler
2. Word forms: pluralanˈtennas Radio and Television
an arrangement of wires, metal rods, etc. used in sending and receiving electromagnetic waves; aerial
Word origin
L, earlier antemna, sail yard
antenna in Automotive Engineering
(æntɛnə) or aerial
Word forms: (plural) antennae
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Lighting and electrical/electronic systems)
An antenna is a device or a piece of wire that sends and receives radio signals.
The car's CD player has an AM/FM radio with a telescoping antenna and station presets.
The three antennae mounted on his car boost the reception of his wireless network.
A retractable antenna on the hood of the car gives improved radio reception.
PronunciationNote the irregular plural of this word and the way it is pronounced.antennae ( /æntɛni/)
antenna in Electrical Engineering
(æntɛnə)
Word forms: (regular plural) antennas
noun
(Electrical engineering: Communication)
An antenna is a system of conductors that radiates and/or receives electromagnetic waves.
A radio station pulses current through an antenna at the frequency it has been assigned, producing radio waves that propagate out fromthe antenna.
One of the unique functions of the meter is for tuning the transmitter for maximumpower output and matching to the antenna.
An antenna is a system of conductors that radiates and/or receives electromagnetic waves.
PronunciationNote the irregular plural of this word and the way it is pronounced.antennae ( /æntɛni/)
Examples of 'antenna' in a sentence
antenna
This tells you a lot about the political antennae of the man.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One trick is tweaking your leadership antennae to tune out your own thoughts and fears and listening to your intuition instead.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The attendant bees press their heads and antennae to the scout's body.
Evans, Peter & Deehan, Geoff The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990)
Yet in this case, our moral antennae twitch furiously.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
MPs' antennae began to twitch.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They use their antennae to search for a new feeding site, where they will stay for the rest of their lives.
Christy Campbell PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004)
Its leaders will need guile, charm, and brilliant political antennae to survive.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But Blunt's political antennae proved to be as sharp as his financial acumen.
Malcolm Balen A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First GreatFinancial Scandal (2002)
The all-in-one designs proved easy to get going, simply plugging in the power cable and radio antennae.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
antenna
insect
In other languages
antenna
British English: antenna NOUN
The antennae of an insect are the two long, thin parts attached to its head that it uses to feel things with.
American English: antenna
Brazilian Portuguese: antena
Chinese: 触角
European Spanish: antena
French: antenne
German: Fühler
Italian: antenna
Japanese: 触角
Korean: 더듬이
European Portuguese: antena
Latin American Spanish: antena
All related terms of 'antenna'
beam antenna
an aerial system, such as a Yagi aerial, having directional properties
dish antenna
an antenna consisting of a dish-shaped, usually concave parabolic , reflector , used to transmit or receive radio and TV signals, as from orbiting satellites
horn antenna
a microwave aerial, formed by flaring out the end of a waveguide
loop antenna
a coil of large diameter , used as an antenna , esp. in direction-finding equipment and in radio receivers
antenna pattern
the graphic representation of the strength and direction of electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of a transmitting aerial
yagi (antenna)
a VHF or UHF directional antenna array in which a basic dipole antenna is supplemented by several parallel reflector and director elements: used when television reception is weak
slot aerial
a transmitting aerial in which the radiating elements are open slots in a surrounding metal sheet
whip
A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. It is used for hitting people or animals.
community antenna television
a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission
communal aerial
a television or radio receiving aerial from which received signals are distributed by cable to several outlets
dipole
two electric charges or magnetic poles that have equal magnitudes but opposite signs and are separated by a small distance
community antenna distribution
transmission of television signals by cable
acoustic horn
either of a pair of permanent outgrowths on the heads of cattle , antelopes , sheep , etc, consisting of a central bony core covered with layers of keratin
dish
A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top . You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them.
horn
On a vehicle such as a car , the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning.
CATV
community antenna television
radiation pattern
the graphic representation of the strength and direction of electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of a transmitting aerial