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Antenna - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Antenna : (noun)
1: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or
television signals [syn: aerial, transmitting aerial]
2: sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a
special antenna for public relations" [syn: feeler]
3: one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g.
insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and
taste [syn: feeler]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Antenna : \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. Antenn[ae]. [L. antenna
sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Antenna |
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steveoc: Finally found a consumer level N router that will accept an external Antenna! Now find a yagi Antenna. |
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WalkLikeWalt: @Mistah_B do we gotta un hook the direct tv to put the Antenna in or did you just have another line |
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