antenna
Meaning of antenna
noun
- either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods.
bugs use their antennae to detect blood heat
- a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals; an aerial.
a TV antenna
mid 17th century: from Latin, alteration of antemna ‘yard’ (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi ‘horns (of insects)’, used by Aristotle.
Information about antenna
- It is a name.
- The plural form of antenna is: antennas.
- Languages in which antenna is used:
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Hyphenation of antenna
an-tenna
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- antenna is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
antenna synonyms
Meaning aerial:
Meaning feeler:
Translation of antenna
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