antenna
An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animalAn appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
» The man tried to install his own antenna.
Der Mann versuchte, eine eigene Antenne zu installieren.
Мужчина попробовал установить свою собственную антенну.
Чоловік спробував установити власну антену.
Meaning
5 sensesAn appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
Antenne, Fühler
усus, у́сикúsik, анте́ннаantɛ́nna
ву́сикvúsyk, анте́наanténa
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
(figuratively)The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
A fragment of an oligosaccharide
The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
- an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
Examples
32 sentencesThe man tried to install his own antenna.
Чоловік спробував установити власну антену.
ruМужчина попробовал установить свою собственную антенну.
deDer Mann versuchte, eine eigene Antenne zu installieren.
Tom needs help putting a TV antenna on his roof.
You'll get a clear picture with this antenna on the roof.
Tom connected the TV to the antenna that the previous owner of his house had mounted on the roof.
ruТом подсоединил телевизор к антенне, которую предыдущий владелец дома установил на крыше.
deTom schloss den Fernseher an die Antenne an, welche der vorherige Besitzer seines Hauses auf dem Dach montiert hatte.
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
ruПереориентируйте или переместите приёмную антенну.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense asBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: antennae / antennasSynonyms
7 synonyms- one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste:feeler
- an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals:aerialtransmitting aerial
- sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ:feeler
Word family
29 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular