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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ten•na /ænˈtɛnə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ten•nas for 1., -ten•nae /-ˈtɛni/USA pronunciation for 2. - Electricityan aerial;
a wire or set of wires attached to metal rods by which radio or television signals are sent out or received. - one of the two long, thin, jointed, movable parts on the heads of insects, lobsters, and related animals that can feel or sense things in the surroundings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ten•na (an ten′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ten•nas for 1, -ten•nae (-ten′ē)USA pronunciation for 2.- Electricitya conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires;
aerial. - [Zool.]one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects and most other arthropods. See diag. under insect.
- Latin: a sailyard
- 1640–50
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