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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

"And while we have not demonstrated its ability to serve as an antenna that can receive radio signals, there's no reason to believe it wouldn't also work as a receiver."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

They have shown that a laser can generate a plasma filament that functions as a transmitting antenna, establishing a foundation for future improvements.

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

My brother said its possible if you have an antenna and a rectifier and something to seme as a speaker.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

"We hope to further clarify the structural characteristics of carotenoids that increase quenching efficiency, ultimately enabling the molecular design of pigments that optimize photosynthetic antennae," Fujii said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2025

He waved his antennae carefully, considering the notice, assuring himself of his new senses, planting Ins feet squarely in the insect world as if to brace himself in it.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Conventional antennas may require mechanical devices to change their orientation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

But then the Russians doubled the number of antennas from four to eight, then to 16, and now to 32, each time reacting to new Lima updates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

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

When tail fins disappeared, I was nine; when power antennas arrived, eleven.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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