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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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At that time, she was living in Kyongsong, a coastal county in the North, where families could pick up TV signals across the water with an antenna.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

By producing clearer images more quickly, the new antenna could shorten scan times while giving physicians greater confidence in their diagnoses.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

An important advantage is that the antenna is compatible with existing MRI equipment, eliminating the need for costly new infrastructure.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

On July 1, extreme climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus announced their engagement by scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its famous antenna that proclaimed the healing power of love.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

I jumped up from the couch, which must have startled Joe, because he dropped the rabbit ear antenna he was fiddling with.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

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

"There's around 10,000 satellites orbiting right now. The plan is to go to about 40-50,000 satellites in just some years," explains Abrahamsson, as he stands overlooking several large antennae.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Yet other segments sprout bristles or grow antennae.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

They changed the width of the antennas as well as the size and placement of the corrugations.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The antennas were placed much closer together than those in a conventional system, and the completed device was then tested experimentally.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Engineers have traditionally prevented this interference by increasing the distance between antennas, but wider spacing creates a different set of problems.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The MIT team addressed those problems by creating an array of integrated antennas that greatly limits unwanted crosstalk, which occurs when neighboring antennas interfere with one another.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

It bowled through the cluster of antennas, and all wireless communication cut out.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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