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• Antenna — An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• antenna tower — Antenna An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• antenna — [an ten′ə] n. [L, earlier antemna, sail yard ] 1. pl. antennae [an ten′ē] or antennas either of a pair of movable, jointed sense organs on the head of most arthropods, as insects, crabs, or lobsters; feeler: see INSECT 2. antennas Radio TV an… …   English World dictionary

• antenna — antennal, adj. /an ten euh/, n., pl. antennas for 1, antennae / 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. Zool. one of the jointed, movable,… …   Universalium

• antenna — n.; pl. nae [L. antenna, feeler] 1. Analogous, unsegmented structures in mollusks, polychaete worms and rotifers. 2. (ARTHROPODA) A movable sensory appendage of various arthropods; usually segmented and located on the head above the mouth parts;… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• antenna — noun (plural antennae or nas) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, sail yard Date: 1646 1. plural nae one of a pair of slender movable segmented sensory organs on the head of insects, myriapods, and crustaceans see insect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• antenna — an•ten•na [[t]ænˈtɛn ə[/t]] n. pl. ten•nas, ten•nae [[t] ˈtɛn i[/t]] 1) elm a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires often attached to metal rods; aerial 2) one of the… …   From formal English to slang

• directional antenna — Antenna An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dish antenna — Antenna An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horn antenna — Antenna An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whip antenna — Antenna An*ten na, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna sail yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] 1. (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English