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ə noun, plural an·ten·nas for 1, an·ten·nae 
[an-ten-ee] , for 2.
[an-ten-ee] , for 2. 1.
a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial.
2.
Zoology. one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects and most other arthropods.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin: a sailyard
1640–50; < Latin: a sailyard
Related forms
an·ten·nal, adjective
post·an·ten·nal, adjective
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antenna (ænˈtɛnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -nae, -nas | |
| 1. | 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. | another name for aerial |
| [C17: from Latin: sail yard, of obscure origin] | |
| an'tennal | |
| —adj | |
| an'tennary | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
antenna
1640s, "feeler or horn of an insect," from L. antenna "sail yard," the long yard that sticks up on some sails, of unknown origin, perhaps from PIE base *temp- "to stretch, extend." In this sense, it is a loan-transl. of Gk. keraiai "horns" (of insects). Modern use in radio, etc., for "aerial wire" is
from 1902.
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antenna (ān-těn'ə) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Threading my way through the flapping laundry, around the television antennae.
The antennae and legs are folded around its body, and even its mouth parts can be seen in the imprint.
Unlike insects arachnids have four pairs of legs and no antennae.
Watch a bit more, and the hesitant flicks and sags of their antennae seem to convey some kind of emotion.
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