antenna

Plural: antennae, antennas

Noun

• A device for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves.
• an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
• sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
  • "he had a special antenna for public relations"
• one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
• An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
• An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
• 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.

Examples

• His gamer’s antenna tingled, sensing a bingo was possible on the board.

Synonyms

aerial, feeler, transmitting aerial, acumen, clairvoyance, perspicacity, yard

Related Words

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