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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Most recently, in March, her BMW was stolen from outside her home using an antenna to amplify the signal from the key fob inside her house.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Changing that length can allow an antenna to operate at different frequencies, but making such adjustments often requires moving mechanical components or complicated engineering.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

This filament becomes the foundation of the antenna.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, its petal-like solar panels had failed to open fully, trapping the antenna and preventing Beagle 2 from communicating.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He saw, then, that next to where the antenna came out of the case, there was a small discolored spot on the plastic.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

This structure separates spiders and their relatives from insects, which instead have antennae at the front of their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

Then the beetle seeks out an ant — climbing on top of it, clasping its antennae in its jaws and scooping up its pheromones with brush-like legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

My father always said to me, “Bill, in life, you have to keep your antennae up. Opportunities present themselves. You’ve got to take advantage of them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

Then she taps down the hairs that always stick up like antennae along Hannah’s part.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

A laser-generated antenna could offer a different approach, potentially allowing spacecraft to create and adjust antennas without carrying the same kinds of mechanical structures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Once a development receives planning consent, mobile operators are issued a notice-to-quit and must remove their antennas.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Russian engineers are skilled at exploiting off-the-shelf equipment to maximum benefit, such as in creating antennas that thwart electronic countermeasures and communication networks that overcome jamming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

At that, Roz dashed out from the antennas and leaped off the control tower.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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